School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Myanmar
Myanmar: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9937 GPIA in 2018. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Myanmar, 1971β2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Myanmar stood at 0.9937 GPIA.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Myanmar peaked at 1.15 GPIA in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.9083 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Myanmar 116th out of 212 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9337 GPIA | 0.9083 GPIA | 0.9488 GPIA | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.9595 GPIA | 0.9489 GPIA | 0.9666 GPIA | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9841 GPIA | 0.9685 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9842 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More education data for Myanmar
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 120.2% (2018)
- Primary education, teachers 217,561 (2018)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.1 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 119.8% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Myanmar?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Myanmar was 0.9937 GPIA in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 GPIA in 2007.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9083 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Myanmar rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Myanmar ranks 116th out of 212 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release