School age population, early … age female educational development in Myanmar
Myanmar: School age population, early … age female educational development was 1.27 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood educational development in Myanmar, 1997–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in Myanmar is 1.27 million, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Myanmar peaked at 1.45 million in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1.27 million, in 2025.
That places Myanmar 10th out of 104 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
School age population, early … age female educational development in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.45 million | — |
| 1998 | 1.44 million | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 1.43 million | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 1.43 million | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.42 million | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.43 million | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.43 million | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.43 million | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.41 million | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.38 million | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 1.36 million | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 1.35 million | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.33 million | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.32 million | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.32 million | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.31 million | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.31 million | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.31 million | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.31 million | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.31 million | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.32 million | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.33 million | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.33 million | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.32 million | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.31 million | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.30 million | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.29 million | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 1.28 million | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 1.27 million | -0.8% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 1.27 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 403,213, 3.2× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 1.27 million is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 356,971, 3.6× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.44 million | 1.43 million | 1.45 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.40 million | 1.33 million | 1.43 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.32 million | 1.31 million | 1.33 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.30 million | 1.27 million | 1.32 million | 6 |
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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1014 units per person (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Myanmar?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Myanmar was 1.27 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.45 million in 1997.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.27 million in 2025.
- How does Myanmar rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Myanmar ranks 10th out of 104 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. 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 educational development programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release