School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Myanmar
Myanmar: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) was 1.79 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Myanmar, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Myanmar is 1.79 million number, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Myanmar peaked at 2.12 million number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 815,552 number, in 1970.
That places Myanmar 39th out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 815,552 number | — |
| 1971 | 830,657 number | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 855,255 number | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 880,093 number | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 902,922 number | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 921,013 number | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 931,361 number | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 947,279 number | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 960,738 number | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 972,520 number | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 983,852 number | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 996,182 number | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 1.01 million number | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 1.03 million number | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 1.04 million number | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 1.05 million number | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 1.06 million number | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 1.07 million number | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 1.08 million number | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 1.09 million number | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 1.09 million number | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 1.08 million number | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 1.06 million number | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 1.05 million number | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 1.03 million number | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 1.01 million number | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 1.00 million number | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 2.00 million number | +98.9% |
| 1998 | 1.99 million number | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.99 million number | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 2.00 million number | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 2.01 million number | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 2.04 million number | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 2.08 million number | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 2.11 million number | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 2.11 million number | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.11 million number | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 2.12 million number | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 2.12 million number | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 2.11 million number | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 2.08 million number | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 2.05 million number | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 2.01 million number | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 1.95 million number | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 1.90 million number | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 1.88 million number | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.85 million number | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.83 million number | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.81 million number | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.79 million number | -0.9% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 1.79 million number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 754,949 number, 2.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 1.79 million number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 95,664 number, 18.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Myanmar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +98.9% | 1.00 million number | 2.00 million number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 901,739 number | 815,552 number | 972,520 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.04 million number | 983,852 number | 1.09 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.33 million number | 1.00 million number | 2.00 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.08 million number | 2.00 million number | 2.12 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.91 million number | 1.79 million number | 2.08 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 36 Mali 1.92 million number compare
- 37 Burkina Faso 1.91 million number compare
- 38 Saudi Arabia 1.82 million number compare
- 40 Malawi 1.66 million number compare
- 41 Venezuela 1.65 million number compare
- 42 United Kingdom 1.63 million number compare
More education data for Myanmar
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.4 (2009)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.98 (2018)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Myanmar?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Myanmar was 1.79 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 2.12 million number in 2008.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 815,552 number in 1970.
- How does Myanmar rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Myanmar ranks 39th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.