Compulsory education, duration in Myanmar
Myanmar: Compulsory education, duration was 5 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Compulsory education, duration in Myanmar, 1998–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for compulsory education, duration in Myanmar is 5 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, compulsory education, duration in Myanmar peaked at 5 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 5 years, in 1998.
That places Myanmar 193rd out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 193 Bangladesh 5 years compare
- 193 Madagascar 5 years compare
- 196 Guam 0 years compare
- 196 New Caledonia 0 years compare
More education data for Myanmar
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 120.2% (2018)
- Primary education, teachers 217,561 (2018)
- School enrollment, primary, female 119.8% (2018)
- School enrollment, primary, male 120.6% (2018)
- Labor force, total 22.94 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 37.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compulsory education, duration in Myanmar?
- Compulsory education, duration in Myanmar was 5 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest compulsory education, duration recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 5 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest compulsory education, duration recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 years in 1998.
- How does Myanmar rank for compulsory education, duration?
- Myanmar ranks 193rd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is compulsory education, duration rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Compulsory education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Duration of compulsory education is the number of years that children are legally obliged to attend school.