School age population, early childhood education, female in Myanmar

Myanmar: School age population, early childhood education, female was 2.24 million number in 2019. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2019)
2.24 million number
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
19th
of 199 countries
All-time high
2.66 million number
in 2004
All-time low
2.24 million number
in 2019
Years of data
23
1997–2019

School age population, early childhood education, female in Myanmar, 1997–2019

01.0M2.0M3.0M1997200820191997: 2.5M number1998: 2.5M number1999: 2.5M number2000: 2.6M number2001: 2.6M number2002: 2.6M number2003: 2.7M number2004: 2.7M number2005: 2.7M number2006: 2.6M number2007: 2.6M number2008: 2.6M number2009: 2.6M number2010: 2.5M number2011: 2.5M number2012: 2.4M number2013: 2.3M number2014: 2.3M number2015: 2.3M number2016: 2.3M number2017: 2.3M number2018: 2.2M number2019: 2.2M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Myanmar recorded 2.24 million number for school age population, early childhood education, female in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Myanmar peaked at 2.66 million number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 2.24 million number, in 2019.

Myanmar ranks 19th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.53 million number 2.51 million number 2.55 million number 3
2000s 2.62 million number 2.55 million number 2.66 million number 10
2010s 2.33 million number 2.24 million number 2.50 million number 10

Countries ranked near Myanmar

  1. 16 Egypt 2.45 million number compare
  2. 17 Least developed countries 44.46 million number compare
  3. 17 Yemen 2.39 million number compare
  4. 18 Germany 2.31 million number compare
  5. 20 Argentina 2.20 million number compare
  6. 21 Uganda 2.20 million number compare
  7. 22 Colombia 2.18 million number compare

See the full ranking of 239 places β†’

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All data for Myanmar β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Myanmar?
School age population, early childhood education, female in Myanmar was 2.24 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Myanmar?
The highest recorded value was 2.66 million number in 2004.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Myanmar?
The lowest recorded value was 2.24 million number in 2019.
How does Myanmar rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
Myanmar ranks 19th out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Myanmar?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/