School enrollment, primary in Myanmar
Myanmar: School enrollment, primary was 97.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary in Myanmar, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 97.9% for school enrollment, primary in 2018. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary in Myanmar peaked at 97.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 58.8%, in 1974.
Myanmar ranks 30th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 63.0% | 58.8% | 68.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 89.4% | 88.6% | 90.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.2% | 89.0% | 97.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More education data for Myanmar
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 120.2% (2018)
- Primary education, teachers 217,561 (2018)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.1 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 119.8% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary in Myanmar?
- School enrollment, primary in Myanmar was 97.9% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 97.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.8% in 1974.
- How does Myanmar rank for school enrollment, primary?
- Myanmar ranks 30th out of 186 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, primary rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. 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 (% 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.