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 Section 3 | RULES OF THE GAME 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. 209 210 Ending the Gender Digital Divide in Myanmar: A Problem-Driven Political Economy Assessment | 62