School age population, tertiary education, female in Myanmar
Myanmar: School age population, tertiary education, female was 2.48 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in Myanmar, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, school age population, tertiary education, female in Myanmar stood at 2.48 million number.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Myanmar peaked at 2.56 million number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.31 million number, in 1970.
Myanmar ranks 19th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.56 million number | 1.31 million number | 1.73 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.97 million number | 1.77 million number | 2.17 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.35 million number | 2.21 million number | 2.50 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.48 million number | 2.35 million number | 2.56 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.40 million number | 2.34 million number | 2.48 million number | 7 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 16 Türkiye 3.28 million number compare
- 17 Iran 2.86 million number compare
- 18 Kenya 2.63 million number compare
- 19 Least developed countries 45.97 million number compare
- 20 Tanzania, United Republic of 2.48 million number compare
- 21 South Africa 2.46 million number compare
- 22 Thailand 2.40 million number compare
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, tertiary education, female in Myanmar?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Myanmar was 2.48 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 2.56 million number in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.31 million number in 1970.
- How does Myanmar rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Myanmar ranks 19th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 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
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.