School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Myanmar
Myanmar: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 9.42 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Myanmar, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Myanmar stood at 9.42 years. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Myanmar peaked at 9.42 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6.53 years, in 1999.
Myanmar ranks 68th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 6.53 years | — |
| 2000 | 6.8 years | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 6.77 years | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 6.85 years | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 6.98 years | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 7.19 years | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 7.27 years | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 7.4 years | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 7.47 years | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 7.66 years | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 7.69 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 7.82 years | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 8.45 years | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 9.07 years | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 9.33 years | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 9.42 years | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.53 years | 6.53 years | 6.53 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.21 years | 6.77 years | 7.69 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.82 years | 7.82 years | 9.42 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More education data for Myanmar
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Myanmar?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Myanmar was 9.42 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 9.42 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.53 years in 1999.
- How does Myanmar rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Myanmar ranks 68th out of 200 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. 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 and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release