School age population, primary education, both sexes in Myanmar
Myanmar: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 4.57 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
4.57 million number
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
29th
of 206 countries
All-time high
5.33 million number
in 1992
All-time low
3.70 million number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Myanmar, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, both sexes in Myanmar is 4.57 million number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Myanmar peaked at 5.33 million number in 1992 and was at its lowest, 3.70 million number, in 1970.
Myanmar ranks 29th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.70 million number | — |
| 1971 | 3.78 million number | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 3.88 million number | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 3.98 million number | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 4.09 million number | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 4.20 million number | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 4.29 million number | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 4.40 million number | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 4.49 million number | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 4.56 million number | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 4.63 million number | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 4.69 million number | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 4.76 million number | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 4.84 million number | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 4.91 million number | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 4.98 million number | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 5.04 million number | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 5.11 million number | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 5.18 million number | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 5.25 million number | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 5.30 million number | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 5.31 million number | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 5.33 million number | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 5.32 million number | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 5.26 million number | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 5.19 million number | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 5.12 million number | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 5.07 million number | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 5.03 million number | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 4.99 million number | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 4.95 million number | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 4.92 million number | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 4.92 million number | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.95 million number | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 4.99 million number | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 5.04 million number | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 5.08 million number | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 5.12 million number | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 5.16 million number | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 5.20 million number | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 5.22 million number | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 5.23 million number | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 5.21 million number | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 5.16 million number | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 5.08 million number | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 4.99 million number | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 4.89 million number | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 4.80 million number | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 4.72 million number | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 4.64 million number | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 4.57 million number | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.14 million number | 3.70 million number | 4.56 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.94 million number | 4.63 million number | 5.25 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.19 million number | 4.99 million number | 5.33 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.03 million number | 4.92 million number | 5.20 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.99 million number | 4.64 million number | 5.23 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.57 million number | 4.57 million number | 4.57 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More education data for Myanmar
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 217,561 (2018)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 120.22 (2018)
- School enrollment, primary 120.2% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in Myanmar?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Myanmar was 4.57 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 5.33 million number in 1992.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.70 million number in 1970.
- How does Myanmar rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Myanmar ranks 29th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.