School enrollment, primary, male in Myanmar
Myanmar: School enrollment, primary, male was 120.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, male in Myanmar, 1971–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2018, school enrollment, primary, male in Myanmar stood at 120.6%.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, male in Myanmar peaked at 122.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 87.7%, in 1972.
Myanmar ranks 16th 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 | 89.4% | 87.7% | 91.5% | 7 |
| 1980s | 105.0% | 97.1% | 110.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 112.3% | 98.6% | 121.5% | 7 |
| 2000s | 102.2% | 98.4% | 107.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 117.1% | 107.8% | 122.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 13 Monaco 122.3% compare
- 14 Mozambique 122.2% compare
- 15 Democratic Republic of Congo 120.9% compare
- 17 Eswatini 120.5% compare
- 18 New Caledonia 119.2% compare
- 19 Cameroon 119.2% 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)
- 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, male in Myanmar?
- School enrollment, primary, male in Myanmar was 120.6% in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 122.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.7% in 1972.
- How does Myanmar rank for school enrollment, primary, male?
- Myanmar ranks 16th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, primary, male rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. 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, male (% 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.