Average years of schooling among adults in Myanmar
Myanmar: Average years of schooling among adults was 6.38 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling among adults in Myanmar, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average years of schooling among adults in Myanmar is 6.38 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 47.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling among adults in Myanmar peaked at 6.38 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.22 years, in 1990.
That places Myanmar 147th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Average years of schooling among adults in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.22 years | — |
| 1991 | 2.27 years | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 2.32 years | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 2.37 years | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 2.43 years | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 2.48 years | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 2.55 years | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 2.62 years | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 2.69 years | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 2.76 years | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 2.83 years | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 2.92 years | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 3 years | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 3.08 years | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 3.16 years | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 3.24 years | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 3.34 years | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 3.44 years | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 3.54 years | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 3.64 years | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 3.74 years | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 3.94 years | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 4.14 years | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 4.34 years | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 4.53 years | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 4.73 years | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 4.85 years | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 5.36 years | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 5.87 years | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 6.38 years | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 6.38 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6.38 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6.38 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6.38 years | +0.0% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 6.38 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.79 years, 94% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 6.38 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.43 years, 68% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.47 years | 2.22 years | 2.76 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.22 years | 2.83 years | 3.64 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.79 years | 3.74 years | 6.38 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.38 years | 6.38 years | 6.38 years | 4 |
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 average years of schooling among adults in Myanmar?
- Average years of schooling among adults in Myanmar was 6.38 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling among adults recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 6.38 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling among adults recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.22 years in 1990.
- How does Myanmar rank for average years of schooling among adults?
- Myanmar ranks 147th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling among adults rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling among adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.