Primary completion rate, male in Myanmar
Myanmar: Primary completion rate, male was 104.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, male in Myanmar, 1971–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2018, primary completion rate, male in Myanmar stood at 104.0%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, male in Myanmar peaked at 104.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 39.1%, in 1972.
That places Myanmar 20th out of 189 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, male in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 41.1% | — |
| 1972 | 39.1% | -4.9% |
| 1973 | 48.3% | +23.3% |
| 1974 | 44.7% | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 76.1% | +70.3% |
| 2000 | 81.4% | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 77.8% | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 77.7% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 79.2% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 81.7% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 86.0% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 89.8% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 90.2% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 90.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 104.0% | +15.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.3% | 39.1% | 48.3% | 4 |
| 1990s | 76.1% | 76.1% | 76.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 83.0% | 77.7% | 90.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 97.1% | 90.2% | 104.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 17 Portugal 104.6%
- 18 Georgia 104.5% compare
- 19 Cayman Islands 104.2% compare
- 21 Afghanistan 103.3% compare
- 22 South Korea 103.1% compare
- 23 China 103.0% compare
More education data for Myanmar
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 217,561 (2018)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, male in Myanmar?
- Primary completion rate, male in Myanmar was 104.0% in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, male recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 104.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, male recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.1% in 1972.
- How does Myanmar rank for primary completion rate, male?
- Myanmar ranks 20th out of 189 countries with data for 2018.
- Is primary completion rate, male rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.