Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Myanmar
Myanmar: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9937 index in 2018. ▲ Rising
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Myanmar, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 0.9937 index for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in 2018.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Myanmar peaked at 1.15 index in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.9083 index, in 1971.
Myanmar ranks 117th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9083 index | — |
| 1972 | 0.9437 index | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 0.9264 index | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.931 index | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.9488 index | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.9378 index | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.9401 index | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.9647 index | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.9602 index | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.9602 index | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.9489 index | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.9536 index | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.9666 index | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.9575 index | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.9598 index | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.964 index | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.9685 index | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.9836 index | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.9821 index | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.9789 index | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.9855 index | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.9808 index | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 1.01 index | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 1.02 index | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.02 index | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.03 index | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.03 index | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.03 index | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.04 index | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.03 index | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.15 index | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 1.03 index | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 1.02 index | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 1.03 index | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.01 index | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 1.01 index | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9842 index | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9937 index | +1.0% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.9937 index is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9807 index, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.9937 index is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9953 index, 100% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9337 index | 0.9083 index | 0.9488 index | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.9595 index | 0.9489 index | 0.9666 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9841 index | 0.9685 index | 1.01 index | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.04 index | 1.02 index | 1.15 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 index | 0.9842 index | 1.03 index | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More health data for Myanmar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1576 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,398 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,973 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.759 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0387 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8351 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Myanmar?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Myanmar was 0.9937 index in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 index in 2007.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9083 index in 1971.
- How does Myanmar rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Myanmar ranks 117th out of 215 countries with data for 2018.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. 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 life expectancy, 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 equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.