"“The countries that are now ahead of Myanmar in education once used the international system,” she said. Today, only private schools in Myanmar offer students international teaching methods. The education that is available to most Myanmar people totally differs from the international standard. Myanmar’s average working class and middle class family can’t afford private schools, which cost K5 million to K10 million a year. The average family needs scholarships offered by schools, work-study programmes, and student loans linked with banks to afford a quality education. The free education system has prescribed criteria, she said. Seventy percent of students take advantage of education loans from banks with a variety of interest rates to finance their studies, she said. Students at private schools have to apply for scholarships, study grants and study loans to access a quality education, as there are limits for their spending. Because of this, education institutions need to provide support, Daw Khin Hnin Soe said. Scholarships that pay 30pc to 50pc of tuition costs can be applied for at Myanmar Metropolitan College, she said..."