School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Myanmar
Myanmar: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 457,437 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
457,437
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
30th
of 222 countries
All-time high
513,162
in 1994
All-time low
346,862
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Myanmar, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 457,437 for school age population, last grade of primary education, male in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Myanmar peaked at 513,162 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 346,862, in 1970.
Myanmar ranks 30th of 222 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 346,862 | — |
| 1971 | 354,414 | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 362,459 | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 370,655 | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 379,152 | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 388,137 | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 394,925 | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 401,996 | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 409,086 | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 416,266 | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 422,905 | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 430,036 | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 435,700 | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 441,487 | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 445,856 | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 450,864 | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 456,413 | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 461,930 | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 468,717 | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 475,115 | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 479,473 | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 484,616 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 496,836 | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 508,654 | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 513,162 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 508,019 | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 497,633 | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 486,760 | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 478,167 | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 482,272 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 484,069 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 487,198 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 487,724 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 488,653 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 487,079 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 485,393 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 484,383 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 482,448 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 479,838 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 476,686 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 478,110 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 482,053 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 484,784 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 477,013 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 467,055 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 459,827 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 456,091 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 455,204 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 452,098 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 452,643 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 450,543 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 449,204 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 448,050 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 449,763 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 451,341 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 457,437 | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 382,395 | 346,862 | 416,266 | 10 |
| 1980s | 448,902 | 422,905 | 475,115 | 10 |
| 1990s | 493,559 | 478,167 | 513,162 | 10 |
| 2000s | 484,347 | 476,686 | 488,653 | 10 |
| 2010s | 466,488 | 452,098 | 484,784 | 10 |
| 2020s | 451,056 | 448,050 | 457,437 | 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, last grade of primary education, male in Myanmar?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Myanmar was 457,437 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 513,162 in 1994.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 346,862 in 1970.
- How does Myanmar rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
- Myanmar ranks 30th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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, published as part of School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release