What share of adults can do arithmetic in Sagaing Region?

The 2019 numeracy rate (able to do simple arithmetic) among adults aged 15 and over in Sagaing Region was 91.9% (men 94.8%, women 89.6%), against 89.5% across Myanmar.

Education in Sagaing, Myanmar: official figures

In 2019 91.9% of adults aged 15 and over in Sagaing Region could read and write (men 95.2%, women 89.2%), against 89.1% nationally; that is joint 4th highest of 15 states and regions.

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

10.4% of people aged 3 and over in Sagaing Region had never attended school in 2019 (9.2% of males, 11.3% of females), against 11.0% for Myanmar; this is 7th highest of 15.

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

The 2014 census recorded a literacy rate of 93.7% among people aged 15 and over in Sagaing Region (men 96.6%, women 91.4%), with 226,114 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 Sagaing Region?

Literacy among women in Sagaing Region was 6.0 percentage points below that of men in 2019 (89.2% against 95.2%); across Myanmar the gap was 6.1 points.

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Has literacy in Sagaing Region improved?

Measured literacy among adults in Sagaing Region was 93.7% in the 2014 census and 91.9% in the 2019 survey (-1.8 points). The two sources use different survey methods, so small changes should be read with care.

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How Sagaing compares with other regions

Adult literacy rate (aged 15+) (2019)

Sagaing ranks 4 of 15, highest first.

Rank	Region	Adult literacy rate (aged 15+)
1	Yangon	95.4%
2	Mandalay	92.9%
3	Nay Pyi Taw	92.5%
4	Sagaing	91.9%
5	Ayeyawady	91.9%
6	Bago	91.6%
7	Tanintharyi	90.9%

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

Adult numeracy rate (aged 15+) (2019)

Sagaing ranks 4 of 15, highest first.

Rank	Region	Adult numeracy rate (aged 15+)
1	Yangon	95.0%
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%

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

Sagaing ranks 7 of 15, highest first.

Rank	Region	Share of people aged 3+ who never attended school
4	Mon	12.3%
5	Magway	11.7%
6	Kayah	11.5%
7	Sagaing	10.4%
8	Rakhine	10.3%
9	Nay Pyi Taw	8.9%
10	Kachin	8.6%

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

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

Sagaing ranks 6 of 15, highest first.

Rank	Region	Adult literacy rate (aged 15+), census
3	Bago	94.2%
4	Mandalay	93.8%
5	Ayeyawady	93.8%
6	Sagaing	93.7%
7	Tanintharyi	92.8%
8	Magway	92.2%
9	Kachin	91.7%

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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