School enrollment, primary, female in Myanmar
Myanmar: School enrollment, primary, female was 88.4% in 2010. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Myanmar, 1971–2010
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, female in Myanmar is 88.4%, measured in 2010.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Myanmar peaked at 90.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 56.1%, in 1974.
Myanmar ranks 104th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, female in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 57.4% | — |
| 1973 | 63.2% | +10.2% |
| 1974 | 56.1% | -11.2% |
| 1978 | 61.5% | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 88.7% | +44.3% |
| 2001 | 89.8% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 88.3% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 90.2% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 88.7% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 88.8% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 88.0% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 89.4% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 88.1% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 88.4% | +0.4% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 88.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 88.4%, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 88.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93.9%, 94% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, primary, female in Myanmar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +44.3% | 61.5% | 88.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 59.5% | 56.1% | 63.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 88.9% | 88.0% | 90.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 88.4% | 88.4% | 88.4% | 1 |
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 school enrollment, primary, female in Myanmar?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Myanmar was 88.4% in 2010, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 90.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.1% in 1974.
- How does Myanmar rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Myanmar ranks 104th out of 167 countries with data for 2010.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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 (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.