School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Myanmar
Myanmar: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 1.05 GPIA in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Myanmar, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Myanmar is 1.05 GPIA, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Myanmar peaked at 1.11 GPIA in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.8479 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Myanmar 29th out of 208 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 life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8479 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.8721 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.9167 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 0.9102 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.9181 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.9533 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 0.9484 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.9539 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.9608 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.969 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.988 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9917 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.99 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.995 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 1.04 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 1 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.03 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.11 GPIA | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 1.03 GPIA | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 1.06 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.893 GPIA | 0.8479 GPIA | 0.9181 GPIA | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.9541 GPIA | 0.9484 GPIA | 0.9608 GPIA | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.9911 GPIA | 0.969 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.03 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 26 Libya 1.05 GPIA compare
- 27 Cook Islands 1.05 GPIA compare
- 28 Syrian Arab Republic 1.05 GPIA compare
- 30 Ireland 1.05 GPIA compare
- 31 Palestine, State of 1.05 GPIA compare
- 32 Lebanon 1.05 GPIA 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 life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Myanmar?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Myanmar was 1.05 GPIA in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 GPIA in 2007.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8479 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Myanmar rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Myanmar ranks 29th out of 208 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. 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 secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release