Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Myanmar
Myanmar: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.12 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Myanmar, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Myanmar is 1.12 index, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Myanmar peaked at 1.12 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.9272 index, in 1981.
Myanmar ranks 31st of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.9272 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.9404 index | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.9444 index | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.9561 index | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.9651 index | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.9747 index | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.9851 index | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.9929 index | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 1.01 index | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 1.02 index | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 1.03 index | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 1.03 index | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 1.04 index | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 1.05 index | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 1.06 index | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 1.07 index | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 1.08 index | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 1.08 index | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.08 index | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 1.06 index | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 1.04 index | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 1.03 index | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 1.02 index | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.03 index | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.03 index | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.04 index | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.05 index | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 1.06 index | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 1.07 index | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.07 index | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.06 index | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.06 index | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.06 index | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.07 index | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.08 index | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.09 index | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.1 index | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.11 index | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.11 index | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.11 index | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.12 index | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.12 index | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.12 index | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.12 index | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 1.12 index | +0.1% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 1.12 index is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 index, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 1.12 index is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.07 index, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9661 index | 0.9272 index | 1.01 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.05 index | 1.02 index | 1.08 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.04 index | 1.02 index | 1.07 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 index | 1.06 index | 1.11 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 index | 1.11 index | 1.12 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More gender data for Myanmar
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 12,934 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.5781 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 43,417 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 43,417 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.7919 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 421,278 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 445,429 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 422,232 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 446,146 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 423,553 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Myanmar?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Myanmar was 1.12 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9272 index in 1981.
- How does Myanmar rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Myanmar ranks 31st out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.