Education statistics and ranking - Burma/Myanmar

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Description: "Burma was ranked 134 among 148 countries in a Global Competitiveness Report 2014-15, released by the World Economic Forum on 3 September. The report reviewed the competitiveness of countries based on the paradigms of education, governance, technology, institutions, market efficiency, infrastructure and innovation. Within these paradigms, Burma scored extremely low in harnessing the latest technological advances and the capacity to retain talent within the country. According to the report, some of the most ?problematic factors? that hinder business growth in Burma are political instability, corruption, inadequate educated workforce and access to finance. Related Stories Despite President Thein Sein?s proposal to increase health and education budget earlier in January this year, the list indicated a severely hit health sector, as well as diminished primary and higher education, contributing to an overall low ranking in global competitiveness. The only segments where the report showed Burma in positive rankings were primary education enrollment and the ratio of women in the labour force."...
Source/publisher: Democratic Voice of Burma
2014-09-05
Date of entry/update: 2014-09-26
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Description: Educational statistics to 2012
Source/publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Date of entry/update: 2014-09-28
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Description: "The volatile situation in Myanmar following the 01 February 2021 coup has increased armed conflict and subsequent population displacement within and across borders, including in Thailand. As of 22 August 2022, the Royal Thai Government (RTG) reports that there are no refugees remaining on the Thai side of the border. Since February 2021, the RTG estimates that some 22,000 Myanmar refugees have sought temporary safety in Thailand. Refugees are sheltered in temporary safety areas (TSA), which are placed under the general jurisdiction of the Royal Thai Army by the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) established by the RTG in March 2021 SITUATION OVERVIEW ON THE THAI MYANMAR BORDER – AUGUST 2022 In Kayah State, armed clashes continued around Demoso and Loikaw since the Military scaled up its troops' deployment in early August in an attempt to regain control of these areas. In Kayin State, clashes in Kawkareik Township have been reported between the Tatmadaw and Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA). Throughout August, daily battles reportedly took place between the Tatmadaw and the KNLA-led opposition forces – in the Karen National Union (KNU)-controlled areas of Dooplaya District (i.e., Brigade 6 controlled area), which is opposite Mae Sot, Phop Phra, and Umphang districts of Tak. The escalation of conflict around Myawaddy Township in late July and early August triggered displacement across the border into Thailand. On 29 July, the RTG reported new arrivals into Thailand caused by the resurgence of fighting in Myawaddy Town. The authorities recorded 244 individuals who sought safety in Thailand and were sheltered in one Temporary Safety Area (TSA) in Mor Ker Thai Temple, Valley sub-district, Pob Pra district, Tak province. All refugees reportedly returned to Myanmar once fighting subsided, and the TSA was officially closed on 13 August. In the Tanintharyi region, fighting intensified between the People Defense Force (PDF) and the Military in August, especially around Dawei Township. As of 29 August, the total number of internally displaced people (IDPs) in Myanmar displaced since 1 February is 974,400, of whom 283,800 are in the southeast provinces – Kayah, Shan, Kayin, Mon States, and Tanintharyi and Bago regions. Most of the newly displaced were in Kayin State, where 1,100 people sought safety in the jungle in Thandaungyyi Township due to airstrikes. The number of IDPs continued to increase in Tanintharyi Region due to general insecurity. Local media reported that 700 people were displaced to the jungle nearby. In Kayah State, about 210 IDPs in Nyaung Shwe Township were able to return to Loikaw..."
Source/publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (Geneva) via Reliefweb (New York)
2022-09-13
Date of entry/update: 2022-09-13
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Sub-title: Members of the Myanmar Teachers Federation skipped a two-day education conference in Nay Pyi Taw on Tuesday to protest against a plan to extend the school year.
Description: "U Zaw Myo Hlaing, the federation’s secretary, said the annual Basic Education Exchange that started Tuesday in the nation’s capital would not bring about any significant changes in education. “We decided not to attend as the Ministry of Education has not agreed to abandon the plan to extend the school year by one month,” he said. “We heard the event was just for people to present academic papers.” The teachers say that extending the school year to the end of March would be too much of a burden on them and students’ parents. U Ko Lay Win, director general of Basic Education Department, confirmed that Tuesday’s event was aimed at giving academics a chance to present their findings on changes in the education system this year. He said that if one of the papers presented was about the school-year extension, then the teachers could discuss the issue. He added that the academic exchange on basic education was aimed at carrying out education reform and developing work programmes. Eleven papers were submitted at the exchange last year..."
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Source/publisher: "Myanmar Times" (Myanmar)
2020-01-29
Date of entry/update: 2020-02-02
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