School enrollment, primary, male (% net) in Myanmar
Myanmar: School enrollment, primary, male (% net) was 89.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, male in Myanmar, 1971–2010
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
In 2010, school enrollment, primary, male in Myanmar stood at 89.6%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, male in Myanmar peaked at 91.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 61.5%, in 1974.
Myanmar ranks 105th 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, male (% net) in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 64.2% | — |
| 1973 | 72.9% | +13.5% |
| 1974 | 61.5% | -15.7% |
| 1978 | 67.2% | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 90.8% | +35.2% |
| 2001 | 91.8% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 89.2% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 90.9% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 89.5% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 88.9% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 89.2% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 90.2% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 89.8% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 89.6% | -0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, primary, male (% net) 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 | +35.2% | 67.2% | 90.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 66.5% | 61.5% | 72.9% | 4 |
| 2000s | 90.0% | 88.9% | 91.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 89.6% | 89.6% | 89.6% | 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 enrollment, primary, male in Myanmar?
- School enrollment, primary, male in Myanmar was 89.6% in 2010, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 91.8% in 2001.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.5% in 1974.
- How does Myanmar rank for school enrollment, primary, male?
- Myanmar ranks 105th out of 167 countries with data for 2010.
- Is school enrollment, primary, male rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, male (% 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.