Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index (GPI) in Myanmar
Myanmar: Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index (GPI) was 0.9608 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Myanmar, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 0.9608 GPI for total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Myanmar peaked at 1.13 GPI in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.867 GPI, in 1973.
That places Myanmar 166th out of 189 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index (GPI) in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8932 GPI | — |
| 1973 | 0.867 GPI | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.9125 GPI | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 0.9152 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9768 GPI | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 0.978 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9899 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9917 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9918 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9993 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.987 GPI | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.13 GPI | +14.6% |
| 2008 | 0.991 GPI | -12.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9806 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9871 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.953 GPI | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9608 GPI | +0.8% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.9608 GPI is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1 GPI, 96% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.9608 GPI is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9996 GPI, 96% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.897 GPI | 0.867 GPI | 0.9152 GPI | 4 |
| 2000s | 1 GPI | 0.9768 GPI | 1.13 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.967 GPI | 0.953 GPI | 0.9871 GPI | 3 |
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, gender parity index in Myanmar?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Myanmar was 0.9608 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 GPI in 2007.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.867 GPI in 1973.
- How does Myanmar rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index?
- Myanmar ranks 166th out of 189 countries with data for 2018.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female total net enrolment rate for primary to the male total net enrolment rate for primary. 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.