Primary school enrolment (gross) in Myanmar

Gross primary school enrolment in Myanmar was 120.2% in 2018.

Measure: Primary school enrolment (gross) Unit: % of the official primary school-age population Data: 1971 to 2018 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Myanmar is for 2018. Most countries have figures for 2023.
Myanmar, 2018 120.2% % of the official primary school-age population
Change from 2017 −1.6percentage points 2017: 121.8%
World, 2018 99.1% Official aggregate

Primary school enrolment (gross) in Myanmar over time

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% of the official primary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Primary school enrolment (gross) (% of the official primary school-age population), 2001 to 2024
Period MyanmarWorld
2024 – 102.2%
2023 – 100.7%
2022 – 100.4%
2021 – 99.4%
2020 – 99.6%
2019 – 99.1%
2018 120.2% 99.1%
2017 121.8% 101.8%
2016 119.9% 102.1%
2015 – 101.0%
2014 115.4% 101.6%
2013 – 103.0%
2012 – 102.9%
2011 – 102.4%
2010 109.5% 102.5%
2009 108.3% 102.7%
2008 108.1% 102.9%
2007 106.2% 102.7%
2006 105.2% 101.7%
2005 104.4% 101.7%
2004 103.7% 101.6%
2003 102.4% 100.9%
2002 99.8% 99.4%
2001 99.8% 99.2%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −1.6 percentage points from 121.8% in 2017.
  • Since 2004, when it was 103.7%, the figure has changed by +16.5 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2018 was 99.1%.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SE.PRM.ENRR · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1971 to 2018 for Myanmar
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UNESCO Institute for Statistics