School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Myanmar
Myanmar: School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index was 1.09 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Myanmar, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2018, school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Myanmar stood at 1.09 GPI.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Myanmar peaked at 1.09 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.6093 GPI, in 1971.
That places Myanmar 39th out of 196 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.6093 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.6162 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.7626 GPI | +23.8% |
| 1977 | 0.7638 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.7848 GPI | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.8578 GPI | +9.3% |
| 1987 | 0.8663 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8825 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.8992 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.9199 GPI | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.9534 GPI | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.9776 GPI | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.9835 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.9817 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9746 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.04 GPI | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 0.9334 GPI | -10.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9223 GPI | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9255 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9199 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9644 GPI | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9726 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9954 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 1.05 GPI | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPI | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 1.09 GPI | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 1.09 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.09 GPI | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7073 GPI | 0.6093 GPI | 0.7848 GPI | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.8765 GPI | 0.8578 GPI | 0.8992 GPI | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.9651 GPI | 0.9199 GPI | 0.9835 GPI | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.9652 GPI | 0.9199 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.07 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.09 GPI | 5 |
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- 36 South Africa 1.09 GPI compare
- 37 Seychelles 1.09 GPI compare
- 38 Bahrain 1.09 GPI compare
- 40 Costa Rica 1.09 GPI compare
- 41 Cape Verde 1.09 GPI compare
- 42 Sweden 1.08 GPI compare
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, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Myanmar?
- School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Myanmar was 1.09 GPI in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 GPI in 2016.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6093 GPI in 1971.
- How does Myanmar rank for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index?
- Myanmar ranks 39th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. 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, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.