School age population, primary education, female in Myanmar
Myanmar: School age population, primary education, female was 2.27 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, female in Myanmar, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, female in Myanmar stood at 2.27 million number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Myanmar peaked at 2.67 million number in 1992 and was at its lowest, 1.88 million number, in 1970.
That places Myanmar 29th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.09 million number | 1.88 million number | 2.30 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.48 million number | 2.33 million number | 2.63 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.60 million number | 2.49 million number | 2.67 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.51 million number | 2.46 million number | 2.59 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.48 million number | 2.31 million number | 2.60 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.27 million number | 2.27 million number | 2.27 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)
- 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 2.27 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 2.67 million number in 1992.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.88 million number in 1970.
- How does Myanmar rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Myanmar ranks 29th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. 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
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.