Education in Myanmar

138 indicators covering education for Myanmar.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population ages 15-64 68.4% 2025 up 0.8% 43rd
Population ages 0-14 24.1% 2025 down 9.1% 103rd
Primary school starting age 5 years 2025 unchanged 186th
Lower secondary school starting age 10 years 2025 unchanged 192nd
School enrollment, primary 120.2% 2018 up 11.2% 14th
Primary education, teachers 217,561 2018 up 22.7% 34th
School enrollment, primary, female 119.8% 2018 up 9.0% 9th
School enrollment, primary, male 120.6% 2018 up 13.5% 16th
Labor force, total 22.94 million 2025 down 5.6% 31st
Labor force, female 37.7% 2025 down 5.0% 147th
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9555 GPI 2018 down 3.8% 166th
School enrollment, secondary 77.0% 2018 up 54.1% 142nd
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 8.4 per 1,000 2024 up 27.3% 50th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 3.9 per 1,000 2024 down 7.1% 82nd
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 2 per 1,000 2024 down 31.0% 70th
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 1.9 per 1,000 2024 down 45.7% 74th
Secondary education, teachers 153,660 2018 up 87.4% 42nd
School enrollment, secondary, female 81.9% 2018 up 69.5% 137th
School enrollment, secondary, male 72.4% 2018 up 55.7% 147th
School enrollment, tertiary 20.4% 2018 up 84.4% 134th
School enrollment, primary, private 4.9% 2018 149th
School enrollment, preprimary 8.5% 2018 up 61.2% 185th
School enrollment, tertiary, male 16.5% 2018 up 81.2% 134th
School enrollment, tertiary, female 24.4% 2018 up 86.8% 128th
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 1.09 GPI 2018 up 9.2% 39th
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.32 GPI 2018 up 1.6% 59th
Secondary education, teachers, female 132,399 2018 up 92.2% 31st
Primary completion rate, female 106.8% 2018 up 12.7% 15th
Primary completion rate, male 104.0% 2018 up 15.8% 20th
Government expenditure on education, total 2.0% 2019 up 154.0% 178th
Secondary education, general pupils 4.18 million 2018 up 47.7% 24th
Lower secondary completion rate, total 73.8% 2018 up 80.7% 130th
School enrollment, preprimary, female 8.6% 2018 up 60.5% 182nd
School enrollment, preprimary, male 8.5% 2018 up 62.0% 181st
Persistence to last grade of primary, total 74.8% 2009 up 35.5% 131st
Government expenditure on education, total 9.7% 2019 up 81.0% 157th
Secondary education, general pupils 52.0% 2018 up 4.1% 27th
Lower secondary completion rate, female 78.9% 2018 up 86.6% 127th
Lower secondary completion rate, male 68.9% 2018 up 74.8% 129th
Children out of school 1.4% 2010 down 80.4% 140th
Secondary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 91st
Primary education, duration 5 years 2025 unchanged 154th
Primary education, pupils 5.30 million 2018 up 3.7% 26th
Secondary education, pupils 4.19 million 2018 up 48.0% 30th
Persistence to last grade of primary, female 77.5% 2009 up 40.4% 120th
Persistence to last grade of primary, male 72.2% 2009 up 30.6% 122nd
Secondary education, vocational pupils 7,348 2018 133rd
Number of under-five deaths, male 18,774 2024 down 31.9% 31st
Number of infant deaths, female 12,689 2024 down 31.3% 30th
Number of infant deaths, male 16,682 2024 down 31.0% 29th
Number of under-five deaths, female 14,377 2024 down 32.7% 33rd
Children out of school, female 0.6% 2009 down 90.6% 163rd
Children out of school, male 2.7% 2009 down 66.0% 120th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 17.8% 2018 175th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 135.3% 2017 up 17.7% 16th
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 3.0% 2025 up 297.8% 144th
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 3.5% 2025 up 289.6% 139th
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 2.8% 2025 up 309.2% 148th
Primary education, teachers 80.3% 2018 down 4.0% 86th
Repeaters, primary, total 0.5% 2018 up 7.6% 141st