School age population, primary education, female in Myanmar
Myanmar: School age population, primary education, female was 2.18 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, female in Myanmar, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 2.18 million for school age population, primary education, female in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Myanmar peaked at 2.43 million in 1992 and was at its lowest, 1.77 million, in 1970.
Myanmar ranks 35th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.93 million | 1.77 million | 2.07 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.22 million | 2.10 million | 2.36 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.37 million | 2.33 million | 2.43 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.32 million | 2.29 million | 2.34 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.20 million | 2.14 million | 2.28 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.16 million | 2.14 million | 2.18 million | 6 |
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)
- School enrollment, primary 120.2% (2018)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Myanmar?
- School age population, primary education, female in Myanmar was 2.18 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 2.43 million in 1992.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.77 million in 1970.
- How does Myanmar rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Myanmar ranks 35th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release