Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Myanmar

Myanmar: Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index was 1.31 index in 2025. β–² Rising

Latest (2025)
1.31 index
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
12th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.31 index
in 2025
All-time low
0.9971 index
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025

Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Myanmar, 1981–2025

00.511.51981200320251981: 0.997 index1982: 1 index1983: 1 index1984: 1 index1985: 1.1 index1986: 1.1 index1987: 1.1 index1988: 1.1 index1989: 1.1 index1990: 1.2 index1991: 1.2 index1992: 1.2 index1993: 1.2 index1994: 1.2 index1995: 1.2 index1996: 1.2 index1997: 1.2 index1998: 1.2 index1999: 1.3 index2000: 1.3 index2001: 1.2 index2002: 1.2 index2003: 1.2 index2004: 1.2 index2005: 1.2 index2006: 1.2 index2007: 1.2 index2008: 1.2 index2009: 1.2 index2010: 1.2 index2011: 1.3 index2012: 1.3 index2013: 1.2 index2014: 1.2 index2015: 1.2 index2016: 1.3 index2017: 1.3 index2018: 1.3 index2019: 1.3 index2020: 1.3 index2021: 1.3 index2022: 1.3 index2023: 1.3 index2024: 1.3 index2025: 1.3 index

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.

Analysis

The most recent figure for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Myanmar is 1.31 index, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Myanmar peaked at 1.31 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.9971 index, in 1981.

Myanmar ranks 12th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.07 index 0.9971 index 1.14 index 9
1990s 1.21 index 1.15 index 1.25 index 10
2000s 1.22 index 1.19 index 1.25 index 10
2010s 1.26 index 1.24 index 1.29 index 10
2020s 1.3 index 1.29 index 1.31 index 6

Countries ranked near Myanmar

  1. 9 Venezuela 1.35 index compare
  2. 10 Lesotho 1.33 index compare
  3. 11 Palestine 1.32 index compare
  4. 13 Tuvalu 1.3 index compare
  5. 14 Samoa 1.3 index compare
  6. 15 Ethiopia 1.29 index compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Myanmar?
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Myanmar was 1.31 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Myanmar?
The highest recorded value was 1.31 index in 2025.
What is the lowest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Myanmar?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9971 index in 1981.
How does Myanmar rank for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index?
Myanmar ranks 12th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
Is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Myanmar?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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 Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index
Unit
index
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 7,240 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal upper secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.