School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Myanmar
Myanmar: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 4.38 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Myanmar, 1997–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Myanmar stood at 4.38 million. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Myanmar peaked at 4.91 million in 1997 and was at its lowest, 4.38 million, in 2025.
Myanmar ranks 20th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 4.91 million | — |
| 1998 | 4.90 million | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 4.88 million | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 4.86 million | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 4.85 million | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 4.85 million | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 4.85 million | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 4.84 million | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 4.82 million | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 4.77 million | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 4.72 million | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 4.65 million | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 4.57 million | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 4.53 million | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 4.51 million | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 4.49 million | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 4.47 million | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 4.47 million | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 4.46 million | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 4.47 million | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 4.49 million | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 4.51 million | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 4.52 million | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 4.52 million | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.51 million | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 4.48 million | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 4.45 million | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 4.42 million | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 4.38 million | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.90 million | 4.88 million | 4.91 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 4.78 million | 4.57 million | 4.86 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.49 million | 4.46 million | 4.53 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.46 million | 4.38 million | 4.52 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More education data for Myanmar
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Myanmar?
- School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Myanmar was 4.38 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 4.91 million in 1997.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.38 million in 2025.
- How does Myanmar rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- Myanmar ranks 20th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release