Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — Myanmar

Primary school enrollment in Myanmar in 2018 — 97.9%. Ranked 3 in the world out of 72. Since 1971, the indicator has risen by 37.2 pp.

2018 97.9% +0.3 pp vs 2017
World rank 3of 72
Period maximum 97.9%2018
Period minimum 58.8%1974

Trend over time

1971–2018 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Myanmar, 1971–2018506070809010019711976198119861991199620012006201120161971: 60.8%1973: 68%1974: 58.8%1978: 64.3%2000: 89.7%2001: 90.8%2002: 88.7%2003: 90.5%2004: 89.1%2005: 88.8%2006: 88.6%2007: 89%2008: 89.8%2009: 88.9%2010: 89%2014: 96.1%2017: 97.7%2018: 97.9%
Change over the period: +37.2 pp Annual average: 0.79 pp

Comparison, 2018

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Myanmar

Myanmar 97.9%
World 89.4%
Primary school enrollment — Myanmar, by year Myanmar All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2018 97.9 +0.3 pp
2017 97.7
2014 96.1
2010 89 +0.1 pp
2009 88.9 −0.9 pp
2008 89.8 +0.9 pp
2007 89 +0.3 pp
2006 88.6 −0.2 pp
2005 88.8 −0.3 pp
2004 89.1 −1.5 pp
2003 90.5 +1.8 pp
2002 88.7 −2.1 pp
2001 90.8 +1.1 pp
2000 89.7
1978 64.3
1974 58.8 −9.2 pp
1973 68
1971 60.8

South-Eastern Asia, 2018

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.