School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Myanmar
Myanmar: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 9.55 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Myanmar, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 9.55 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Myanmar peaked at 9.55 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6.52 years, in 1999.
Myanmar ranks 61st 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, female in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 6.52 years | — |
| 2000 | 6.88 years | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 6.78 years | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 6.87 years | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 7.02 years | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 7.22 years | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 7.37 years | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 7.49 years | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 7.93 years | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 7.79 years | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 7.8 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 7.99 years | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 8.54 years | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 9.24 years | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 9.43 years | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 9.55 years | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.52 years | 6.52 years | 6.52 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.31 years | 6.78 years | 7.93 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.95 years | 7.99 years | 9.55 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 58 Saint Lucia 9.61 years compare
- 59 Uzbekistan 9.59 years compare
- 60 Cape Verde 9.56 years compare
- 62 Hong Kong, China 9.54 years compare
- 63 United Kingdom 9.51 years compare
- 64 Spain 9.49 years compare
More education data for Myanmar
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 120.22 (2018)
- School enrollment, primary 120.2% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Myanmar?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Myanmar was 9.55 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 9.55 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.52 years in 1999.
- How does Myanmar rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Myanmar ranks 61st out of 200 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release