Share of children who have completed primary school in Myanmar
Myanmar: Share of children who have completed primary school was 89.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of children who have completed primary school in Myanmar, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 89.8% for share of children who have completed primary school 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, share of children who have completed primary school in Myanmar peaked at 89.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 42.9%, 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.
Share of children who have completed primary school in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 42.9% | — |
| 1982 | 43.1% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 43.5% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 43.8% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 44.1% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 44.4% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 44.6% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 44.8% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 44.9% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 45.2% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 45.6% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 46.3% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 47.0% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 47.9% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 48.8% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 49.6% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 50.5% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 51.2% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 51.9% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 52.6% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 53.8% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 55.1% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 56.6% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 57.9% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 59.2% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 60.0% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 60.7% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 61.2% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 61.9% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 63.2% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 65.0% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 67.5% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 70.4% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 73.3% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 76.0% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 78.3% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 80.4% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 82.2% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 83.7% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 85.1% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 86.2% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 87.2% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 88.2% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 89.0% | +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 98.6%, 91% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 44.0% | 42.9% | 44.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 48.4% | 45.2% | 51.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.9% | 52.6% | 61.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.0% | 63.2% | 83.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.6% | 85.1% | 89.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More education data for Myanmar
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1014 units per person (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who have completed primary school in Myanmar?
- Share of children who have completed primary school in Myanmar was 89.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 89.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.9% in 1981.
- How does Myanmar rank for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Myanmar ranks 108th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children who have completed primary school 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.