Education statistics and ranking - Burma/Myanmar
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"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.
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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."...
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Democratic Voice of Burma
Date of publication:
2014-09-05
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2014-09-26
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Educational statistics to 2012
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UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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2014-09-28
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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.
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"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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"Myanmar Times" (Myanmar)
Date of publication:
2020-01-29
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2020-02-02
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