What share of adults can do arithmetic in Magway Region?

The 2019 numeracy rate (able to do simple arithmetic) among adults aged 15 and over in Magway Region was 90.7% (men 94.4%, women 87.8%), against 89.5% across Myanmar.

Education in Magway, Myanmar: official figures

In 2019 90.5% of adults aged 15 and over in Magway Region could read and write (men 95.6%, women 86.7%), against 89.1% nationally; that is 8th highest of 15 states and regions.

How many people in Magway Region have never been to school?

11.7% of people aged 3 and over in Magway Region had never attended school in 2019 (9.8% of males, 13.3% of females), against 11.0% for Myanmar; this is 5th highest of 15.

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What was the literacy rate in Magway Region in the 2014 census?

The 2014 census recorded a literacy rate of 92.2% among people aged 15 and over in Magway Region (men 96.5%, women 88.9%), with 213,405 adults who could not read and write; the national rate was 89.5%.

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Is there a gap between men and women in literacy in Magway Region?

Literacy among women in Magway Region was 8.9 percentage points below that of men in 2019 (86.7% against 95.6%); across Myanmar the gap was 6.1 points.

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Has literacy in Magway Region improved?

Measured literacy among adults in Magway Region was 92.2% in the 2014 census and 90.5% in the 2019 survey (-1.7 points). The two sources use different survey methods, so small changes should be read with care.

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How Magway compares with other regions

Adult literacy rate (aged 15+) (2019)

Magway ranks 8 of 15, highest first.

Rank	Region	Adult literacy rate (aged 15+)
5	Ayeyawady	91.9%
6	Bago	91.6%
7	Tanintharyi	90.9%
8	Magway	90.5%
9	Rakhine	88.6%
10	Kachin	88.5%
11	Kayah	83.1%

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Adult numeracy rate (aged 15+) (2019)

Magway ranks 5 of 15, highest first.

Rank	Region	Adult numeracy rate (aged 15+)
2	Mandalay	92.5%
3	Nay Pyi Taw	92.3%
4	Sagaing	91.9%
5	Magway	90.7%
6	Kayah	90.6%
7	Ayeyawady	90.1%
8	Bago	89.6%

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Share of people aged 3+ who never attended school (2019)

Magway ranks 5 of 15, highest first.

Rank	Region	Share of people aged 3+ who never attended school
2	Kayin	22.6%
3	Chin	14.4%
4	Mon	12.3%
5	Magway	11.7%
6	Kayah	11.5%
7	Sagaing	10.4%
8	Rakhine	10.3%

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Adult literacy rate (aged 15+), census (2014)

Magway ranks 8 of 15, highest first.

Rank	Region	Adult literacy rate (aged 15+), census
5	Ayeyawady	93.8%
6	Sagaing	93.7%
7	Tanintharyi	92.8%
8	Magway	92.2%
9	Kachin	91.7%
10	Mon	86.6%
11	Rakhine	84.7%

Source: Department of Population, Ministry of Immigration and Population · saved copy

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Sources

Department of Population, Ministry of Immigration and Population: The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census, The Union Report, Census Report Volume 2 (Tables 4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 16 and 17), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 b9340ade6cad…)
Department of Population, Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population: The 2019 Inter-censal Survey, Appendix Tables (A-2, A-4, A-9, A-10, B-2, B-7, C-1, F-2, H-1, H-3, H-10 and I-12 by State/Region), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 f09f9e2de673…)

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