Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Myanmar
Myanmar: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.05 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary 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
In 2025, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Myanmar stood at 1.05 index.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Myanmar peaked at 1.08 index in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.8044 index, in 1981.
That places Myanmar 47th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.8044 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.8184 index | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.8368 index | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.8519 index | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.8636 index | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.8733 index | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8812 index | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.8899 index | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.8984 index | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.9073 index | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.9196 index | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.9346 index | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.9506 index | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.9665 index | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.9791 index | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.987 index | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.9927 index | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.9988 index | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 1 index | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 1.01 index | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 1.02 index | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.03 index | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 1.04 index | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.04 index | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.05 index | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.06 index | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.06 index | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.07 index | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.07 index | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.08 index | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.07 index | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.07 index | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.06 index | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.06 index | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.05 index | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.05 index | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.05 index | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.05 index | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.05 index | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.05 index | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.05 index | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.05 index | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.05 index | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.05 index | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 1.05 index | +0.2% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 1.05 index is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.06 index, 99% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 1.05 index is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.01 index, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8575 index | 0.8044 index | 0.8984 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9641 index | 0.9073 index | 1 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.05 index | 1.01 index | 1.07 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 index | 1.05 index | 1.08 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 index | 1.05 index | 1.05 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 primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Myanmar?
- Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Myanmar was 1.05 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 index in 2010.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8044 index in 1981.
- How does Myanmar rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Myanmar ranks 47th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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 Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.