School enrollment, primary, female in Myanmar
Myanmar: School enrollment, primary, female was 119.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Myanmar, 1971–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 119.8% for school enrollment, primary, female in 2018.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Myanmar peaked at 120.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 82.6%, in 1971.
Myanmar ranks 9th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 83.7% | 82.6% | 86.3% | 7 |
| 1980s | 100.7% | 93.7% | 106.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 110.5% | 97.5% | 119.7% | 7 |
| 2000s | 105.2% | 100.7% | 110.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 117.7% | 111.2% | 120.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 6 Nepal 126.4% compare
- 7 Turks and Caicos Islands 124.1% compare
- 8 East Timor 120.6% compare
- 10 Sweden 119.3% compare
- 11 Bhutan 119.3% compare
- 12 Papua New Guinea 118.9% 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, male 120.6% (2018)
- Labor force, female 37.7% (2025)
- Labor force, total 22.94 million (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9555 GPI (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, female in Myanmar?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Myanmar was 119.8% in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 120.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.6% in 1971.
- How does Myanmar rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Myanmar ranks 9th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.