Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number) in Myanmar

Myanmar: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number) was 8,523 number in 2010. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2010)
8,523 number
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
79th
of 187 countries
All-time high
353,383 number
in 1971
All-time low
8,523 number
in 2010
Years of data
16
1971–2010

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Myanmar, 1971–2010

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1971199020101971: 353.4k number1972: 221.8k number1973: 283.7k number1974: 331.9k number1999: 40.2k number2000: 12.6k number2001: 16.5k number2002: 16.4k number2003: 16.9k number2004: 13.5k number2005: 11.9k number2006: 10.2k number2007: 12.4k number2008: 11.3k number2009: 8.8k number2010: 8.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Myanmar is 8,523 number, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 32.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Myanmar peaked at 353,383 number in 1971 and was at its lowest, 8,523 number, in 2010.

Myanmar ranks 79th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number) in Myanmar, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number) in Myanmar, 1971 to 2010.
Year number Change
1971 353,383 number —
1972 221,793 number -37.2%
1973 283,677 number +27.9%
1974 331,943 number +17.0%
1999 40,188 number -87.9%
2000 12,564 number -68.7%
2001 16,483 number +31.2%
2002 16,401 number -0.5%
2003 16,921 number +3.2%
2004 13,534 number -20.0%
2005 11,880 number -12.2%
2006 10,227 number -13.9%
2007 12,412 number +21.4%
2008 11,274 number -9.2%
2009 8,839 number -21.6%
2010 8,523 number -3.6%

Myanmar compared with similar countries

  • Myanmar's 8,523 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 30,330 number, 28% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
  • Myanmar's 8,523 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,006 number, 8.5× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 297,699 number 221,793 number 353,383 number 4
1990s 40,188 number 40,188 number 40,188 number 1
2000s 13,054 number 8,839 number 16,921 number 10
2010s 8,523 number 8,523 number 8,523 number 1

Countries ranked near Myanmar

  1. 76 Eswatini 9,480 number compare
  2. 77 El Salvador 9,439 number compare
  3. 78 Comoros 8,819 number compare
  4. 80 Belgium 8,458 number compare
  5. 81 Portugal 8,406 number compare
  6. 82 Equatorial Guinea 7,997 number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Myanmar?
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Myanmar was 8,523 number in 2010, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in Myanmar?
The highest recorded value was 353,383 number in 1971.
What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in Myanmar?
The lowest recorded value was 8,523 number in 2010.
How does Myanmar rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?
Myanmar ranks 79th out of 187 countries with data for 2010.
Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female rising or falling in Myanmar?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Myanmar data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 6,486 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of female pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.