Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Myanmar
Myanmar: Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index was 1.07 index in 2018. ▲ Rising
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Myanmar, 2000–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2018, net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Myanmar stood at 1.07 index. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Myanmar peaked at 1.07 index in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.9597 index, in 2003.
Myanmar ranks 18th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 index | 0.9597 index | 1.04 index | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.06 index | 1.06 index | 1.07 index | 3 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More education data for Myanmar
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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. average years of schooling 2.1 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 119.8% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Myanmar?
- Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Myanmar was 1.07 index in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 index in 2018.
- What is the lowest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9597 index in 2003.
- How does Myanmar rank for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Myanmar ranks 18th out of 163 countries with data for 2018.
- Is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal net enrollment rates in lower secondary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.