School age population, tertiary education, female in Myanmar
Myanmar: School age population, tertiary education, female was 2.15 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in Myanmar, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 2.15 million for school age population, tertiary education, female in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Myanmar peaked at 2.36 million in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.32 million, in 1970.
Myanmar ranks 28th of 221 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 | 1.48 million | 1.32 million | 1.63 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.83 million | 1.67 million | 1.99 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.13 million | 2.02 million | 2.25 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.30 million | 2.24 million | 2.36 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.25 million | 2.24 million | 2.27 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.20 million | 2.15 million | 2.24 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 120.22 (2018)
- School enrollment, primary 120.2% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in Myanmar?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Myanmar was 2.15 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 2.36 million in 2003.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.32 million in 1970.
- How does Myanmar rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Myanmar ranks 28th out of 221 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. 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, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release