Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Myanmar

Myanmar: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 9.4% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
9.4%
Change on year
down 32.3%
World rank
73rd
of 154 countries
All-time high
20.4%
in 2003
All-time low
9.4%
in 2018
Years of data
14
2000–2018

Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Myanmar, 2000–2018

051015202000200920182000: 20.3 %2001: 10.2 %2002: 20.4 %2003: 20.4 %2004: 15.3 %2005: 13.7 %2006: 13.7 %2007: 13.7 %2008: 13.7 %2009: 13.7 %2010: 13.7 %2014: 13.8 %2016: 13.8 %2018: 9.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Myanmar stood at 9.4%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.3% on the previous year and down 31.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Myanmar peaked at 20.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2018.

Myanmar ranks 73rd of 154 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Myanmar, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%) in Myanmar, 2000 to 2018.
Year % Change
2000 20.3%
2001 10.2% -49.8%
2002 20.4% +99.1%
2003 20.4% +0.0%
2004 15.3% -24.9%
2005 13.7% -10.1%
2006 13.7% +0.0%
2007 13.7% +0.0%
2008 13.7% -0.0%
2009 13.7% +0.0%
2010 13.7% +0.0%
2014 13.8% +0.7%
2016 13.8% -0.1%
2018 9.4% -32.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 15.5% 10.2% 20.4% 10
2010s 12.7% 9.4% 13.8% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Myanmar?
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Myanmar was 9.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Myanmar?
The highest recorded value was 20.4% in 2003.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Myanmar?
The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2018.
How does Myanmar rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
Myanmar ranks 73rd out of 154 countries with data for 2018.
Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in Myanmar?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Myanmar data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
196 places, 2,304 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Percentage of pupils in each level of education (primary and lower secondary general education) who are at least 2 years above the intended age for their grade. The intended age for a given grade is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. The value is calculated as the sum of enrolments across all grades in the given level of education which are 2 or more years older than the intended age for the given grade is expressed as a percentage of the total enrolment in the given level of education. A low value of this indicator will show that the majority of students start school on time and progress with minimum levels of grade repetition. Late school entry and significant grade repetition exacerbate over-age progression and should be discouraged as both are associated with lower levels of student learning achievement. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/