School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) in Myanmar
Myanmar: School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) was 887,938 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Myanmar, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 887,938 number for school age population, pre-primary education, female in 2019.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Myanmar peaked at 1.05 million number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 413,238 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, female (number) (School) in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 413,238 number | — |
| 1971 | 419,934 number | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 431,577 number | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 443,299 number | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 454,089 number | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 462,751 number | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 467,961 number | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 475,743 number | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 482,405 number | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 488,283 number | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 493,902 number | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 499,887 number | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 507,749 number | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 515,138 number | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 521,657 number | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 526,880 number | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 530,301 number | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 536,659 number | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 542,025 number | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 545,031 number | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 544,012 number | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 537,317 number | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 531,189 number | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 522,316 number | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 512,579 number | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 504,447 number | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 500,656 number | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 994,853 number | +98.7% |
| 1998 | 992,755 number | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 993,213 number | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 995,173 number | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 999,616 number | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.02 million number | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 1.03 million number | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 1.05 million number | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 1.05 million number | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.05 million number | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.05 million number | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.05 million number | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.05 million number | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.03 million number | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 1.02 million number | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 995,283 number | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 968,993 number | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 943,892 number | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 932,128 number | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 917,990 number | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 906,239 number | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 896,150 number | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 887,938 number | -0.9% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 887,938 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 370,782 number, 2.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 887,938 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 46,912 number, 18.9× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) 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 | +98.7% | 500,656 number | 994,853 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 453,928 number | 413,238 number | 488,283 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 521,923 number | 493,902 number | 545,031 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 663,334 number | 500,656 number | 994,853 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.03 million number | 995,173 number | 1.05 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 950,162 number | 887,938 number | 1.03 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 36 Mali 942,761 number compare
- 37 Burkina Faso 938,591 number compare
- 38 Saudi Arabia 893,657 number compare
- 40 Malawi 823,523 number compare
- 41 Venezuela 809,401 number compare
- 42 United Kingdom 796,626 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, female in Myanmar?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Myanmar was 887,938 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 million number in 2008.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 413,238 number in 1970.
- How does Myanmar rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Myanmar ranks 39th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.