Progression to secondary school in Myanmar
Myanmar: Progression to secondary school was 72.8% in 2006. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school in Myanmar, 1971–2006
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 72.8% for progression to secondary school in 2006.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Myanmar peaked at 74.4% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 53.0%, in 1973.
Myanmar ranks 152nd of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 67.3% | 53.0% | 74.4% | 3 |
| 1990s | 68.3% | 68.3% | 68.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 71.0% | 66.1% | 74.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 149 Haiti 73.4% compare
- 150 Madagascar 73.2% compare
- 151 Senegal 73.0% compare
- 153 Netherlands 72.8% compare
- 154 Rwanda 72.7% compare
- 155 Democratic Republic of Congo 72.3% compare
More education data for Myanmar
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.1% (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, female 37.7% (2025)
- Labor force, total 22.94 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school in Myanmar?
- Progression to secondary school in Myanmar was 72.8% in 2006, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 74.4% in 1972.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.0% in 1973.
- How does Myanmar rank for progression to secondary school?
- Myanmar ranks 152nd out of 167 countries with data for 2006.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).