Preprimary education, duration in Myanmar
Myanmar: Preprimary education, duration was 5 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Preprimary education, duration in Myanmar, 1997–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 5 years for preprimary education, duration in 2025. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, preprimary education, duration in Myanmar peaked at 5 years in 1997 and was at its lowest, 5 years, in 1997.
Myanmar ranks 61st of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 3 |
| 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
- 61 Albania 5 years compare
- 61 Antigua and Barbuda 5 years compare
- 61 Aruba 5 years compare
- 61 Australia 5 years compare
- 61 Azerbaijan 5 years compare
- 61 Barbados 5 years compare
- 61 British Virgin Islands 5 years compare
- 61 Dominica 5 years compare
- 61 Gambia 5 years compare
- 61 Ghana 5 years compare
- 61 Grenada 5 years compare
- 61 Ireland 5 years compare
- 61 Kazakhstan 5 years compare
- 61 Montenegro 5 years compare
- 61 Morocco 5 years compare
- 61 New Zealand 5 years compare
- 61 Nigeria 5 years compare
- 61 North Macedonia 5 years compare
- 61 Paraguay 5 years compare
- 61 Sierra Leone 5 years compare
- 61 Slovenia 5 years compare
- 61 Thailand 5 years compare
- 61 Turkmenistan 5 years compare
- 61 Ukraine 5 years compare
- 61 United Kingdom 5 years compare
- 61 Venezuela 5 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 preprimary education, duration in Myanmar?
- Preprimary education, duration in Myanmar was 5 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest preprimary education, duration recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 5 years in 1997.
- What is the lowest preprimary education, duration recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 years in 1997.
- How does Myanmar rank for preprimary education, duration?
- Myanmar ranks 61st out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is preprimary 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 Preprimary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Preprimary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in preprimary school.