School completion in Myanmar
Myanmar: School completion was 89.8 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
89.8
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
108th
of 165 countries
All-time high
89.8
in 2025
All-time low
42.85
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
School completion in Myanmar, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 89.8 for school completion in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion in Myanmar peaked at 89.8 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 42.85, in 1981.
Myanmar ranks 108th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School completion in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 42.85 | — |
| 1982 | 43.13 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 43.53 | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 43.84 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 44.14 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 44.4 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 44.63 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 44.76 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 44.87 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 45.21 | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 45.64 | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 46.3 | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 47.04 | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 47.91 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 48.81 | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 49.64 | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 50.47 | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 51.18 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 51.85 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 52.64 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 53.81 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 55.14 | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 56.58 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 57.93 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 59.16 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 60.03 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 60.67 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 61.18 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 61.93 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 63.16 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 65.02 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 67.53 | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 70.39 | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 73.31 | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 75.97 | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 78.3 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 80.43 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 82.24 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 83.74 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 85.1 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 86.18 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 87.18 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 88.25 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 89.05 | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 89.8 | +0.8% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 89.8 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 86.1, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 89.8 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.58, 91% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 44.02 | 42.85 | 44.87 | 9 |
| 1990s | 48.41 | 45.21 | 51.85 | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.91 | 52.64 | 61.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.01 | 63.16 | 83.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.59 | 85.1 | 89.8 | 6 |
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 completion in Myanmar?
- School completion in Myanmar was 89.8 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school completion recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 89.8 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school completion recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.85 in 1981.
- How does Myanmar rank for school completion?
- Myanmar ranks 108th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of School completion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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