School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Myanmar
Myanmar: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 5.95 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
5.95 million number
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
23rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
6.25 million number
in 1997
All-time low
3.84 million number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Myanmar, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Myanmar stood at 5.95 million number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Myanmar peaked at 6.25 million number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 3.84 million number, in 1970.
That places Myanmar 23rd out of 205 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, secondary education, both sexes in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.84 million number | — |
| 1971 | 3.92 million number | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 4.00 million number | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 4.09 million number | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 4.18 million number | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 4.28 million number | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 4.39 million number | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 4.50 million number | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 4.62 million number | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 4.75 million number | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 4.87 million number | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 4.99 million number | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 5.10 million number | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 5.21 million number | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 5.30 million number | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 5.40 million number | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 5.49 million number | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 5.57 million number | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 5.66 million number | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 5.75 million number | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 5.83 million number | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 5.91 million number | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 5.99 million number | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 6.06 million number | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 6.13 million number | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 6.20 million number | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 6.24 million number | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 6.25 million number | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 6.24 million number | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 6.20 million number | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 6.15 million number | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 6.09 million number | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 6.01 million number | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 5.94 million number | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 5.88 million number | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 5.84 million number | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 5.82 million number | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 5.81 million number | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 5.83 million number | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 5.87 million number | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 5.93 million number | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 5.99 million number | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 6.05 million number | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 6.11 million number | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 6.16 million number | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 6.20 million number | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 6.21 million number | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 6.18 million number | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 6.12 million number | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 6.04 million number | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 5.95 million number | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.26 million number | 3.84 million number | 4.75 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.33 million number | 4.87 million number | 5.75 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.11 million number | 5.83 million number | 6.25 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.92 million number | 5.81 million number | 6.15 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.10 million number | 5.93 million number | 6.21 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.95 million number | 5.95 million number | 5.95 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More education data for Myanmar
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Myanmar?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Myanmar was 5.95 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 6.25 million number in 1997.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.84 million number in 1970.
- How does Myanmar rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Myanmar ranks 23rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.