School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Myanmar
Myanmar: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index was 0.9554 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Myanmar, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Myanmar is 0.9554 GPI, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Myanmar peaked at 1 GPI in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.8474 GPI, in 1971.
Myanmar ranks 165th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8769 GPI | 0.8474 GPI | 0.8951 GPI | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.9117 GPI | 0.901 GPI | 0.9195 GPI | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9411 GPI | 0.9241 GPI | 0.9682 GPI | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.988 GPI | 0.9745 GPI | 1 GPI | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9671 GPI | 0.9462 GPI | 0.9899 GPI | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 162 Micronesia (country) 0.9591 GPI compare
- 163 Libya 0.9577 GPI compare
- 164 Namibia 0.9571 GPI compare
- 166 South Africa 0.955 GPI compare
- 167 Dominican Republic 0.9509 GPI compare
- 168 Lesotho 0.9498 GPI compare
More reference data data for Myanmar
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.0987 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.0963 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.4249 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Consumer price index 168.18 2010 = 100 (2019)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5675 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.2735 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Myanmar?
- School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Myanmar was 0.9554 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPI in 2005.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8474 GPI in 1971.
- How does Myanmar rank for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
- Myanmar ranks 165th out of 197 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. 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 School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.