School life expectancy, primary, male in Myanmar
Myanmar: School life expectancy, primary, male was 6.02 years in 2018. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, male in Myanmar, 1971β2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, primary, male in Myanmar stood at 6.02 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in Myanmar peaked at 6.13 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.39 years, in 1972.
That places Myanmar 92nd 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 | 4.54 years | 4.39 years | 4.68 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 5.25 years | 4.86 years | 5.5 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 5.61 years | 4.93 years | 6.07 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 5.09 years | 4.89 years | 5.36 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.85 years | 5.4 years | 6.13 years | 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, male in Myanmar?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in Myanmar was 6.02 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 6.13 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.39 years in 1972.
- How does Myanmar rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- Myanmar ranks 92nd out of 212 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release