Secondary education, pupils in Myanmar
Myanmar: Secondary education, pupils was 51.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Myanmar, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 51.9% for secondary education, pupils in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Myanmar peaked at 52.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 39.1%, in 1971.
Myanmar ranks 16th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 39.1% | — |
| 1972 | 39.3% | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 44.2% | +12.6% |
| 1977 | 44.2% | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 44.8% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 46.6% | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 46.9% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 47.3% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 47.8% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 48.3% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 49.2% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 49.8% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 49.9% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 49.8% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 49.6% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 51.2% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 48.4% | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 48.1% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 48.1% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 48.0% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 49.1% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 49.3% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 49.9% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 50.3% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 51.1% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 50.4% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 52.1% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 52.0% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 51.9% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 42.3% | 39.1% | 44.8% | 5 |
| 1980s | 47.1% | 46.6% | 47.8% | 4 |
| 1990s | 49.4% | 48.3% | 49.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 49.2% | 48.0% | 51.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 51.5% | 50.4% | 52.1% | 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 secondary education, pupils in Myanmar?
- Secondary education, pupils in Myanmar was 51.9% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 52.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.1% in 1971.
- How does Myanmar rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Myanmar ranks 16th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.