School life expectancy, secondary, female in Myanmar
Myanmar: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 4.91 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, female in Myanmar, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 4.91 years for school life expectancy, secondary, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 69.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in Myanmar peaked at 4.91 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.9715 years, in 1971.
That places Myanmar 143rd out of 207 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.07 years | 0.9715 years | 1.17 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 1.49 years | 1.42 years | 1.58 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 1.6 years | 1.25 years | 2.15 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 2.67 years | 2.39 years | 3.09 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.12 years | 3.19 years | 4.91 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 140 Bangladesh 4.96 years compare
- 141 Côte d’Ivoire 4.93 years compare
- 142 Trinidad and Tobago 4.93 years compare
- 144 Kenya 4.89 years compare
- 145 Malaysia 4.88 years compare
- 146 Dominica 4.85 years compare
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, secondary, female in Myanmar?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in Myanmar was 4.91 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 4.91 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9715 years in 1971.
- How does Myanmar rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- Myanmar ranks 143rd out of 207 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.3%. 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, secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release