Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Myanmar
Myanmar: Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index was 1.07 GPI in 2009. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Myanmar, 1971–2009
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 1.07 GPI for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in 2009. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.5% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Myanmar peaked at 1.07 GPI in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.7064 GPI, in 1971.
Myanmar ranks 16th of 141 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.7064 GPI | — |
| 1973 | 0.8403 GPI | +18.9% |
| 2000 | 0.9972 GPI | +18.7% |
| 2001 | 1.04 GPI | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 1.01 GPI | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9883 GPI | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.988 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.07 GPI | +8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7733 GPI | 0.7064 GPI | 0.8403 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.02 GPI | 0.988 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 6 |
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 survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Myanmar?
- Survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Myanmar was 1.07 GPI in 2009, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPI in 2009.
- What is the lowest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7064 GPI in 1971.
- How does Myanmar rank for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index?
- Myanmar ranks 16th out of 141 countries with data for 2009.
- Is survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. 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 Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female survival rate to grade 5 to the male survival rate to grade 5. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.