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.
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.03 index | — |
| 2001 | 0.9657 index | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9643 index | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9597 index | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9808 index | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 1.01 index | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 1.01 index | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.04 index | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 1.04 index | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.06 index | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 1.06 index | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.07 index | +0.4% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 1.07 index is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.02 index, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 1.07 index is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.01 index, 1.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
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
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1014 units per person (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.