Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%) in Myanmar
Myanmar: Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%) was 99.4% in 2009. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Myanmar, 1971–2009
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2009, total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Myanmar stood at 99.4%.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Myanmar peaked at 99.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 60.7%, in 1974.
That places Myanmar 16th out of 180 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%) in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 61.1% | — |
| 1973 | 67.9% | +11.2% |
| 1974 | 60.7% | -10.6% |
| 1978 | 68.0% | +11.9% |
| 2000 | 93.6% | +37.8% |
| 2001 | 94.2% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 92.7% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 95.3% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 95.0% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 96.5% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 96.7% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 99.7% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 99.4% | -0.3% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 99.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.7%, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 99.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 95.3%, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%) in Myanmar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +37.8% | 68.0% | 93.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 64.4% | 60.7% | 68.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 95.9% | 92.7% | 99.7% | 9 |
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 total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Myanmar?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Myanmar was 99.4% in 2009, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.7% in 1974.
- How does Myanmar rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, female?
- Myanmar ranks 16th out of 180 countries with data for 2009.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, female rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release