School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (School) in Myanmar
Myanmar: School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (School) was 902,443 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, male in Myanmar, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, male in Myanmar is 902,443 number, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Myanmar peaked at 1.07 million number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 402,314 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, male (number) (School) in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 402,314 number | — |
| 1971 | 410,723 number | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 423,678 number | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 436,794 number | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 448,833 number | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 458,262 number | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 463,400 number | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 471,536 number | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 478,333 number | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 484,237 number | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 489,950 number | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 496,295 number | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 504,832 number | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 512,883 number | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 519,983 number | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 525,619 number | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 529,176 number | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 536,092 number | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 542,027 number | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 545,555 number | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 544,933 number | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 538,430 number | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 532,925 number | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 524,645 number | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 515,368 number | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 507,454 number | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 503,568 number | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.00 million number | +99.1% |
| 1998 | 1.00 million number | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.00 million number | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.00 million number | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.01 million number | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.03 million number | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 1.04 million number | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 1.06 million number | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 1.06 million number | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.06 million number | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.07 million number | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.07 million number | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.06 million number | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.05 million number | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.03 million number | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.01 million number | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 983,707 number | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 958,383 number | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 946,071 number | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 931,715 number | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 920,093 number | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 910,253 number | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 902,443 number | -0.9% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 902,443 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 384,167 number, 2.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 902,443 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 48,752 number, 18.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, male (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 | +99.1% | 503,568 number | 1.00 million number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 447,811 number | 402,314 number | 484,237 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 520,241 number | 489,950 number | 545,555 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 667,243 number | 503,568 number | 1.00 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.05 million number | 1.00 million number | 1.07 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 964,618 number | 902,443 number | 1.05 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 36 Mali 975,985 number compare
- 37 Burkina Faso 972,143 number compare
- 38 Saudi Arabia 923,760 number compare
- 40 Venezuela 844,047 number compare
- 41 Malawi 840,734 number compare
- 42 United Kingdom 835,944 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, male in Myanmar?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in Myanmar was 902,443 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 million number in 2008.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 402,314 number in 1970.
- How does Myanmar rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- Myanmar ranks 39th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.