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.
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
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 448,235 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 425,604 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 450,439 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 428,117 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 452,864 (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.