School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Myanmar
Myanmar: School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) was 2.27 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
2.27 million number
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
29th
of 206 countries
All-time high
2.67 million number
in 1992
All-time low
1.88 million number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
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.
School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.88 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.92 million number | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 1.97 million number | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 2.02 million number | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 2.07 million number | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 2.12 million number | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 2.17 million number | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 2.22 million number | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 2.26 million number | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 2.30 million number | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 2.33 million number | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 2.36 million number | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 2.40 million number | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 2.43 million number | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 2.47 million number | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 2.50 million number | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 2.53 million number | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 2.56 million number | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 2.60 million number | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 2.63 million number | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 2.65 million number | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 2.66 million number | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 2.67 million number | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 2.66 million number | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 2.63 million number | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 2.60 million number | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 2.56 million number | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 2.53 million number | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 2.51 million number | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 2.49 million number | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 2.47 million number | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 2.46 million number | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 2.46 million number | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.47 million number | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 2.49 million number | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 2.51 million number | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 2.53 million number | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 2.55 million number | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 2.57 million number | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 2.59 million number | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 2.60 million number | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 2.60 million number | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 2.59 million number | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 2.57 million number | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 2.53 million number | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 2.48 million number | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 2.43 million number | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 2.39 million number | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 2.35 million number | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 2.31 million number | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 2.27 million number | -1.5% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 2.27 million number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 693,332 number, 3.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 2.27 million number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 90,195 number, 25.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
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
- 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, 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.