School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Myanmar
Myanmar: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 10.67 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Myanmar, 1971–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 10.67 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in 2018. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Myanmar peaked at 10.67 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5.38 years, in 1977.
Myanmar ranks 145th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 5.65 years | — |
| 1972 | 5.45 years | -3.6% |
| 1973 | 5.61 years | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 5.41 years | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 5.38 years | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 5.61 years | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 5.94 years | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 6.22 years | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 6.35 years | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 6.26 years | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 6.29 years | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 6.65 years | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 6.57 years | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 6.71 years | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 6 years | -10.6% |
| 1992 | 7.13 years | +18.8% |
| 1993 | 7.26 years | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 7.35 years | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 7.28 years | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 7.67 years | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 8.21 years | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 10.67 years | +30.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.52 years | 5.38 years | 5.65 years | 6 |
| 1980s | 6.37 years | 5.94 years | 6.71 years | 8 |
| 1990s | 7.01 years | 6 years | 7.35 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 7.94 years | 7.67 years | 8.21 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.67 years | 10.67 years | 10.67 years | 1 |
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 to tertiary, both sexes in Myanmar?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Myanmar was 10.67 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 10.67 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.38 years in 1977.
- How does Myanmar rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Myanmar ranks 145th out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.