Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in Myanmar
Myanmar: Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general was 99.3% in 2018. ▬ Flat
Latest (2018)
99.3%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
37th
of 190 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1999
All-time low
99.3%
in 2018
Years of data
16
1999–2018
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Myanmar, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 99.3% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Myanmar peaked at 100.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 99.3%, in 2018.
That places Myanmar 37th out of 190 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 100.0% | — |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.4% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 99.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.5%, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 99.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93.7%, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.6% | 99.3% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 36 Yemen 99.4% compare
- 38 Mauritania 99.2% compare
- 39 Oman 99.1% compare
- 40 Afghanistan 99.0% compare
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 share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Myanmar?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Myanmar was 99.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.3% in 2018.
- How does Myanmar rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Myanmar ranks 37th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release