G11
Male
Female
G10
G11
G9
G10
G8
G9
G7
G8
G6
G7
G5
G6
G4
G5
G3
G4
G2
G3
G1
G2
1%
0%
1
0
G1
Male
Female
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Figure 14: Composition of Basic Education Students, by Sex and Grade
(academic 2010-2011) [continued]
8%
8
7%
7
6%
6
8%
8
7%
7
6%
6
5%
5
5%
5
4%
4
4%
4
3%
3
3%
3
2%
2
2%
2
1%
1
0%
0
1%
2%
1%
2%
3%
3%
4%
4%
5%
5%
6%
6%
7%
7%
8%
8%
Urban
Urban
G11 11G
Male
Female
G10 01G
G11
11G
G9 091G
G10
G
Male
Female
G8 98GG
G9
G7 87GG
G8
G6 76GG
G7
G5 65GG
G6
G4 54GG
G5
G3 43GG
G4
6%
6
5%
5
6%
6
5%
5
4%
4
4%
4
3%
3
3%
3
2%
2
2%
2
1%
1
1%
1
G2 32GG
G3
G1 21GG
G2
0%
0
G1 1G
0%
0
1%
2%
1%
2%
3%
3%
4%
4%
5%
5%
6%
6%
Rural
Rural
G11 11G
Male
Female
G10 1011GG
G11
G9 091G
G10
G
Male
Female
G8 98GG
G9
G7 87GG
G8
G6 76GG
G7
G5 65GG
G6
G4 54GG
G5
G3 43GG
G4
G2 32GG
G3
01
10%
8
8%
01
10%
8
8%
6
6%
6
6%
4
4%
4
4%
2
2%
2
2%
G1 21GG
G2
01G
G1 0%
0%
0
2%
2%
4%
4%
6%
6%
8%
8%
10%
10%
The official languages of instruction are Myanmar (Burmese) and English; the 2014 National
Law on Education guarantees the right to use minority or multiple languages in the
educational system. The MoE and the regional and state governments must coordinate
to develop curricular materials and pay for such instruction; in one recent example,
UNICEF also contributed funds for printing costs.209 Minority-language instruction faces
many hurdles, as there is a shortage of materials and teachers have few incentives—such
instruction is to be offered after regular school hours, and they receive an additional stipend
of only $25 a month, paid annually.210
Nay Aung, Asho Chin Literature Coming to Magwe Region Textbooks, Myanmar Times, August 10, 2016.
Ibid.; and Mwe Khur, “Challenges in Teaching Ethnic Language in Burma.” Burma News International,
January 10, 2017.
209
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