School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Myanmar
Myanmar: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 10.37 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Myanmar, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Myanmar stood at 10.37 years. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Myanmar peaked at 10.37 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5.82 years, in 1977.
That places Myanmar 158th out of 208 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 6.16 years | — |
| 1972 | 5.89 years | -4.4% |
| 1976 | 5.85 years | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 5.82 years | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 5.97 years | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 6.75 years | +13.1% |
| 1987 | 7.09 years | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 7.03 years | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 7.16 years | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 6.32 years | -11.6% |
| 1991 | 6.9 years | +9.1% |
| 1992 | 7.47 years | +8.3% |
| 1993 | 7.57 years | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 7.67 years | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 7.03 years | -8.3% |
| 2000 | 7.3 years | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 7.39 years | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 7.47 years | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 7.61 years | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 7.85 years | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 7.85 years | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 8.01 years | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 7.68 years | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 8.27 years | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 8.33 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 9.05 years | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 9.77 years | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 10.2 years | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 10.37 years | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.94 years | 5.82 years | 6.16 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 7.01 years | 6.75 years | 7.16 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 7.16 years | 6.32 years | 7.67 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 7.72 years | 7.3 years | 8.27 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.55 years | 8.33 years | 10.37 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
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 secondary, male in Myanmar?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Myanmar was 10.37 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 10.37 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.82 years in 1977.
- How does Myanmar rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- Myanmar ranks 158th out of 208 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.1%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release