Start month … month pre-primary post-secondary non-tertiary in Myanmar
Myanmar: Start month … month pre-primary post-secondary non-tertiary was 6 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Start month of the academic school year in Myanmar, 1997–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for start month of the academic school year in Myanmar is 6, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, start month of the academic school year in Myanmar peaked at 6 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 4, in 1997.
That places Myanmar 160th out of 221 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Start month … month pre-primary post-secondary non-tertiary in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 4 | — |
| 1998 | 6 | +50.0% |
| 1999 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 6 | +0.0% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 6 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9, 67% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 6 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.33 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| 2000s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More education data for Myanmar
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.4 (2009)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.98 (2018)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is start month of the academic school year in Myanmar?
- Start month of the academic school year in Myanmar was 6 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest start month of the academic school year recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 1998.
- What is the lowest start month of the academic school year recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1997.
- How does Myanmar rank for start month of the academic school year?
- Myanmar ranks 160th out of 221 countries with data for 2025.
- Is start month of the academic school year rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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, published as part of Start month of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release