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.
School enrollment, primary in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 60.8% | — |
| 1973 | 68.0% | +11.9% |
| 1974 | 58.8% | -13.6% |
| 1978 | 64.3% | +9.4% |
| 2000 | 89.7% | +39.6% |
| 2001 | 90.8% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 88.7% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 90.5% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 89.1% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 88.8% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 88.6% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 89.0% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 89.8% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 88.9% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 89.0% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 96.1% | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 97.7% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 97.9% | +0.3% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 97.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.3%, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 97.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 94.7%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, primary 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 | +39.6% | 64.3% | 89.7% |
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
- 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 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.