School age population, secondary education, male (number) (age male) in Myanmar
Myanmar: School age population, secondary education, male (number) (age male) was 2.98 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
2.98 million number
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
24th
of 205 countries
All-time high
3.12 million number
in 2016
All-time low
1.87 million number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, male in Myanmar, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, male in Myanmar stood at 2.98 million number.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Myanmar peaked at 3.12 million number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.87 million number, in 1970.
That places Myanmar 24th 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, male (number) (age male) in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.87 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.91 million number | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 1.95 million number | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 2.00 million number | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 2.05 million number | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 2.10 million number | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 2.15 million number | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 2.21 million number | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 2.27 million number | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 2.34 million number | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 2.40 million number | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 2.47 million number | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 2.52 million number | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 2.57 million number | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 2.62 million number | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 2.67 million number | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 2.72 million number | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 2.76 million number | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 2.80 million number | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 2.85 million number | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 2.89 million number | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 2.94 million number | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 2.97 million number | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 3.01 million number | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 3.05 million number | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 3.09 million number | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 3.11 million number | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 3.11 million number | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 3.11 million number | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 3.09 million number | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 3.06 million number | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 3.04 million number | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 3.00 million number | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 2.96 million number | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 2.94 million number | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 2.92 million number | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 2.91 million number | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 2.90 million number | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 2.91 million number | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 2.93 million number | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 2.96 million number | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 3.00 million number | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 3.03 million number | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 3.06 million number | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 3.09 million number | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 3.11 million number | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 3.12 million number | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 3.10 million number | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 3.07 million number | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 3.03 million number | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 2.98 million number | -1.5% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 2.98 million number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 705,473 number, 4.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 2.98 million number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 129,526 number, 23.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.09 million number | 1.87 million number | 2.34 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.64 million number | 2.40 million number | 2.85 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.04 million number | 2.89 million number | 3.11 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.96 million number | 2.90 million number | 3.06 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.05 million number | 2.96 million number | 3.12 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.98 million number | 2.98 million number | 2.98 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, secondary education, male in Myanmar?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Myanmar was 2.98 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 3.12 million number in 2016.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.87 million number in 1970.
- How does Myanmar rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Myanmar ranks 24th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.