Primary education, pupils, per capita in Myanmar
Myanmar: Primary education, pupils, per capita was 0.1014 units per person in 2018. ▼ Falling
Primary education, pupils, per capita in Myanmar, 1971–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, pupils, per capita in Myanmar is 0.1014 units per person, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils, per capita in Myanmar peaked at 0.1433 units per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.1014 units per person, in 2018.
Myanmar ranks 89th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Primary education, pupils, per capita in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.1143 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.1125 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1137 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1135 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.113 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1137 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1161 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1177 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1194 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1225 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1278 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1291 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1292 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.126 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1262 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1319 units per person | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1307 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1327 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1218 units per person | -8.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1333 units per person | +9.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1433 units per person | +7.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1426 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1402 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1298 units per person | -7.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1254 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1175 units per person | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1057 units per person | -10.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1073 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1045 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1034 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1048 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1048 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1043 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.104 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1042 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1056 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1047 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1046 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1022 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1033 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1038 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1014 units per person | -2.4% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.1014 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1298 units per person, 78% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.1014 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1077 units per person, 94% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1143 units per person | 0.1125 units per person | 0.1177 units per person | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.1276 units per person | 0.1194 units per person | 0.1327 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1289 units per person | 0.1057 units per person | 0.1433 units per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.1047 units per person | 0.1034 units per person | 0.1073 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1031 units per person | 0.1014 units per person | 0.1046 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More education data for Myanmar
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 153,660 (2018)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 25,434 (2018)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 76,947 (2018)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 77,156 (2018)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.19 million (2018)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.30 million (2018)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.64 % change on previous year (2018)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils, per capita in Myanmar?
- Primary education, pupils, per capita in Myanmar was 0.1014 units per person in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1433 units per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1014 units per person in 2018.
- How does Myanmar rank for primary education, pupils, per capita?
- Myanmar ranks 89th out of 206 countries with data for 2018.
- Is primary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, pupils Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.