Share of population with no formal education in Myanmar
Myanmar: Share of population with no formal education was 8.5% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of population with no formal education in Myanmar, 1870–2020
Source: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 8.5% for share of population with no formal education in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is down 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population with no formal education in Myanmar peaked at 98.3% in 1870 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2020.
Myanmar ranks 33rd of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Share of population with no formal education in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 98.3% | — |
| 1875 | 97.4% | -0.9% |
| 1880 | 96.2% | -1.2% |
| 1885 | 94.1% | -2.2% |
| 1890 | 91.4% | -2.9% |
| 1895 | 89.3% | -2.3% |
| 1900 | 88.4% | -1.0% |
| 1905 | 87.2% | -1.4% |
| 1910 | 86.0% | -1.4% |
| 1915 | 80.7% | -6.2% |
| 1920 | 79.7% | -1.2% |
| 1925 | 78.8% | -1.1% |
| 1930 | 77.6% | -1.5% |
| 1935 | 77.6% | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 76.6% | -1.3% |
| 1945 | 77.1% | +0.7% |
| 1950 | 76.5% | -0.8% |
| 1955 | 74.8% | -2.2% |
| 1960 | 74.2% | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 70.2% | -5.4% |
| 1970 | 70.0% | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 67.2% | -4.0% |
| 1980 | 54.9% | -18.3% |
| 1985 | 45.0% | -18.0% |
| 1990 | 31.5% | -30.0% |
| 1995 | 25.8% | -18.1% |
| 2000 | 21.1% | -18.2% |
| 2005 | 17.9% | -15.2% |
| 2010 | 13.5% | -24.6% |
| 2015 | 11.1% | -17.8% |
| 2020 | 8.5% | -23.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 97.8% | 97.4% | 98.3% | 2 |
| 1880s | 95.2% | 94.1% | 96.2% | 2 |
| 1890s | 90.3% | 89.3% | 91.4% | 2 |
| 1900s | 87.8% | 87.2% | 88.4% | 2 |
| 1910s | 83.3% | 80.7% | 86.0% | 2 |
| 1920s | 79.2% | 78.8% | 79.7% | 2 |
| 1930s | 77.6% | 77.6% | 77.6% | 2 |
| 1940s | 76.8% | 76.6% | 77.1% | 2 |
| 1950s | 75.7% | 74.8% | 76.5% | 2 |
| 1960s | 72.2% | 70.2% | 74.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 68.6% | 67.2% | 70.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 50.0% | 45.0% | 54.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 28.6% | 25.8% | 31.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 19.5% | 17.9% | 21.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 11.1% | 13.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 8.5% | 8.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More education data for Myanmar
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.19 million (2018)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.43 % change on previous year (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 217,561 (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -6.95 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.17 million (2018)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.17 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.01 million (2018)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 5.72 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 154,103 (2018)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -13.72 % change on previous year (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population with no formal education in Myanmar?
- Share of population with no formal education in Myanmar was 8.5% in 2020, according to Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population with no formal education recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 1870.
- What is the lowest share of population with no formal education recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2020.
- How does Myanmar rank for share of population with no formal education?
- Myanmar ranks 33rd out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of population with no formal education rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population with no formal education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of adults aged between 15 and 64 years old with no formal education.