School enrollment, primary, private in Myanmar
Myanmar: School enrollment, primary, private was 4.9% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
School enrollment, primary, private in Myanmar, 1971–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total primary.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 4.9% for school enrollment, primary, private in 2018. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and up 2,227.7% over five years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, private in Myanmar peaked at 4.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1971.
Myanmar ranks 149th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School enrollment, primary, private in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % of total primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0% | — |
| 1972 | 0.0% | — |
| 1973 | 0.0% | — |
| 1974 | 0.0% | — |
| 1976 | 0.0% | — |
| 1981 | 0.0% | — |
| 1982 | 0.0% | — |
| 1983 | 0.0% | — |
| 1984 | 0.0% | — |
| 1985 | 0.0% | — |
| 1986 | 0.0% | — |
| 1987 | 0.0% | — |
| 1988 | 0.0% | — |
| 1989 | 0.0% | — |
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.2% | — |
| 2016 | 4.4% | +1986.9% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 0.2% | 4.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More education data for Myanmar
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 217,561 (2018)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, private in Myanmar?
- School enrollment, primary, private in Myanmar was 4.9% in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1971.
- How does Myanmar rank for school enrollment, primary, private?
- Myanmar ranks 149th out of 202 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.