Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Myanmar
Myanmar: Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index was 1 index in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1 index
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
22nd
of 96 countries
All-time high
1 index
in 2020
All-time low
0.92 index
in 1983
Years of data
7
1983–2020
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Myanmar, 1983–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 1 index for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in 2020. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Myanmar peaked at 1 index in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.92 index, in 1983.
Myanmar ranks 22nd of 96 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.92 index | — |
| 2000 | 0.98 index | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 0.99 index | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.98 index | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9988 index | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 1 index | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1 index | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.92 index | 0.92 index | 0.92 index | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.98 index | 0.98 index | 0.98 index | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9922 index | 0.98 index | 1 index | 4 |
| 2020s | 1 index | 1 index | 1 index | 1 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 19 Chile 1 index compare
- 20 Burundi 1 index compare
- 21 Mauritius 1 index compare
- 23 Albania 1 index compare
- 23 Armenia 1 index compare
- 23 Azerbaijan 1 index compare
- 23 Bahrain 1 index compare
- 23 Belarus 1 index compare
- 23 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1 index compare
- 23 Brazil 1 index compare
- 23 Cape Verde 1 index compare
- 23 China 1 index compare
- 23 Ecuador 1 index compare
- 23 Eswatini 1 index compare
- 23 Georgia 1 index compare
- 23 Jordan 1 index compare
- 23 Kuwait 1 index compare
- 23 Macau, China 1 index compare
- 23 Maldives 1 index compare
- 23 Mexico 1 index compare
- 23 Republic of Moldova 1 index compare
- 23 Nigeria 1 index compare
- 23 Oman 1 index compare
- 23 Paraguay 1 index compare
- 23 Peru 1 index compare
- 23 Qatar 1 index compare
- 23 Saudi Arabia 1 index compare
- 23 Serbia 1 index compare
- 23 Singapore 1 index compare
- 23 Spain 1 index compare
- 23 Sri Lanka 1 index compare
- 23 Thailand 1 index compare
- 23 Tonga 1 index compare
- 23 Tunisia 1 index compare
- 23 United Arab Emirates 1 index compare
- 23 Uruguay 1 index compare
- 23 Uzbekistan 1 index compare
- 23 Viet Nam 1 index compare
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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1014 units per person (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Myanmar?
- Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Myanmar was 1 index in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 1 index in 2020.
- What is the lowest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.92 index in 1983.
- How does Myanmar rank for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index?
- Myanmar ranks 22nd out of 96 countries with data for 2020.
- Is literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal basic literacy rates among young men and women aged 15–24. Values below 1 favor young men, and above 1 favor young women.