Enrolment in primary education, male in Myanmar

Myanmar: Enrolment in primary education, male was 2.73 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
2.73 million number
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
25th
of 202 countries
All-time high
3.06 million number
in 1993
All-time low
1.67 million number
in 1972
Years of data
37
1971–2018

Enrolment in primary education, male in Myanmar, 1971–2018

01.0M2.0M3.0M1971199420181971: 1.7M number1972: 1.7M number1973: 1.7M number1974: 1.8M number1976: 1.8M number1977: 1.9M number1978: 1.9M number1981: 2.2M number1982: 2.3M number1983: 2.4M number1984: 2.4M number1985: 2.4M number1986: 2.4M number1987: 2.6M number1988: 2.6M number1989: 2.7M number1990: 2.5M number1991: 2.8M number1992: 3.0M number1993: 3.1M number1994: 3.0M number1995: 2.9M number1999: 2.4M number2000: 2.5M number2001: 2.4M number2002: 2.4M number2003: 2.5M number2004: 2.5M number2005: 2.5M number2006: 2.5M number2008: 2.6M number2009: 2.6M number2010: 2.6M number2014: 2.6M number2016: 2.7M number2017: 2.8M number2018: 2.7M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Myanmar recorded 2.73 million number for enrolment in primary education, male in 2018.

The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, male in Myanmar peaked at 3.06 million number in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1.67 million number, in 1972.

Myanmar ranks 25th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.79 million number 1.67 million number 1.95 million number 7
1980s 2.45 million number 2.15 million number 2.70 million number 9
1990s 2.81 million number 2.41 million number 3.06 million number 7
2000s 2.49 million number 2.41 million number 2.58 million number 9
2010s 2.69 million number 2.59 million number 2.78 million number 5

Countries ranked near Myanmar

  1. 22 Russia 3.57 million number compare
  2. 23 Japan 3.34 million number compare
  3. 24 Angola 2.99 million number compare
  4. 26 Iraq 2.71 million number compare
  5. 27 Turkey 2.62 million number compare
  6. 28 Sudan 2.56 million number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in primary education, male in Myanmar?
Enrolment in primary education, male in Myanmar was 2.73 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in Myanmar?
The highest recorded value was 3.06 million number in 1993.
What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in Myanmar?
The lowest recorded value was 1.67 million number in 1972.
How does Myanmar rank for enrolment in primary education, male?
Myanmar ranks 25th out of 202 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in primary education, male rising or falling in Myanmar?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Myanmar data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 9,575 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.