School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Myanmar
Myanmar: School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) was 1.01 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.01 million number
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
34th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.05 million number
in 1999
All-time low
632,998 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Myanmar, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, female in Myanmar is 1.01 million number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Myanmar peaked at 1.05 million number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 632,998 number, in 1970.
Myanmar ranks 34th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 632,998 number | — |
| 1971 | 642,671 number | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 652,035 number | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 662,679 number | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 675,725 number | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 691,552 number | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 708,131 number | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 722,990 number | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 738,538 number | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 756,555 number | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 777,199 number | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 799,071 number | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 819,981 number | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 840,419 number | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 858,452 number | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 874,151 number | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 889,344 number | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 902,752 number | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 917,114 number | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 931,997 number | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 946,821 number | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 960,659 number | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 970,916 number | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 980,917 number | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 992,865 number | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 1.01 million number | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 1.02 million number | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 1.04 million number | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 1.05 million number | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 1.05 million number | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.04 million number | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 1.03 million number | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.02 million number | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 1.00 million number | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 991,040 number | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 979,895 number | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 970,891 number | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 959,166 number | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 954,139 number | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 957,056 number | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 965,518 number | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 975,950 number | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 984,778 number | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 994,172 number | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.00 million number | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.02 million number | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.03 million number | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.03 million number | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.03 million number | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.03 million number | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.01 million number | -1.3% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 1.01 million number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 372,258 number, 2.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 1.01 million number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 55,008 number, 18.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 688,387 number | 632,998 number | 756,555 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 861,048 number | 777,199 number | 931,997 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.00 million number | 946,821 number | 1.05 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 991,334 number | 954,139 number | 1.04 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 million number | 965,518 number | 1.03 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 million number | 1.01 million number | 1.01 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, upper secondary education, female in Myanmar?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Myanmar was 1.01 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 million number in 1999.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 632,998 number in 1970.
- How does Myanmar rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Myanmar ranks 34th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. 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, upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.