World Data Atlas Topics Education

Literacy in Myanmar

Demographics Age (% in 2019)
Adult 89.07 WB + 1 other
Youth 1 WB
Gender (% in 2019)
Male 92.39 WB
Female 86.27 WB
Southeast Asia (%)
Brunei Darussalam 97.59 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Singapore 97.13 in 2020 WB + 1 other
Macau 97.11 in 2021 WB
Philippines 96.28 in 2019 WB + 1 other
Indonesia 96 in 2020 WB + 1 other
Viet Nam 95.75 in 2019 WB + 1 other
Malaysia 94.85 in 2018 UNDP + 1 other
Thailand 94.1 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Myanmar 89.07 in 2019 WB + 1 other
Lao People’s Democratic Republic 87.52 in 2022 WB + 1 other
Cambodia 83.78 in 2022 WB + 1 other
Timor-Leste 69.9 in 2020 WB + 1 other
Education Indicators
Completion Rate 77.4 % in 2018 WB
Duration 5 years in 2022 WB
Educational Attainment 38.51 % in 2019 WB
Enrollment Rate 98.05 % in 2018 WB
Intake Rate Gross Primary Education 3 timeseries
Literacy 89.07 % in 2019 WB + 1 other
Not in Education 1.56 % in 2010 WB
Pupil–Teacher Ratio 24.36 ratio in 2018 WB
School Life Expectancy 6.5 years in 2022 UNDP + 1 other
Starting Age 10 years in 2022 WB
Education Indicators