School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Myanmar
Myanmar: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 1.39 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Myanmar, 1972–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Myanmar stood at 1.39 GPI.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Myanmar peaked at 1.57 GPI in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.5574 GPI, in 1972.
Myanmar ranks 53rd of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.5574 GPI | — |
| 1973 | 0.6036 GPI | +8.3% |
| 1977 | 0.8986 GPI | +48.9% |
| 1979 | 0.9665 GPI | +7.6% |
| 1992 | 1.21 GPI | +25.7% |
| 1993 | 1.33 GPI | +9.3% |
| 1995 | 1.57 GPI | +17.9% |
| 1998 | 1.54 GPI | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 1.36 GPI | -11.9% |
| 2011 | 1.33 GPI | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 1.21 GPI | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 1.39 GPI | +14.5% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 1.39 GPI is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8461 GPI, 1.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 1.39 GPI is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.3 GPI, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7565 GPI | 0.5574 GPI | 0.9665 GPI | 4 |
| 1990s | 1.41 GPI | 1.21 GPI | 1.57 GPI | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.36 GPI | 1.36 GPI | 1.36 GPI | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.31 GPI | 1.21 GPI | 1.39 GPI | 3 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More education data for Myanmar
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.4 (2009)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.98 (2018)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 153,660 (2018)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 25,434 (2018)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 76,947 (2018)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 77,156 (2018)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.19 million (2018)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.30 million (2018)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.64 % change on previous year (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Myanmar?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Myanmar was 1.39 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.57 GPI in 1995.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5574 GPI in 1972.
- How does Myanmar rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Myanmar ranks 53rd out of 177 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.