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Universities in Myanmar
Myanmar has 80 universities on the map. The oldest dates to 1856. Most were founded in the modern era. Below: how they spread across the centuries, and the country’s oldest institutions. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-22.
UNIVERSITIES80
OLDEST1856
FOUNDED 1900+66
By founding era
Before 12000 · 0%
1200–15990 · 0%
1600–18992 · 3%
1900 or later66 · 83%
Date unknown12 · 15%
Oldest universities in Myanmar
The country’s earliest institutions — the deepest roots of higher education here.
1856Paku Karen Baptist Association
1878University of Yangon
1924Yangon Technological University
1925Mandalay University
1927University of Medicine 1, Yangon
1931Yangon University of Education
1931Practising School Yangon Institute of Education
1953Mawlamyine University
1954Defence Services Academy
1954University of Medicine, Mandalay
1960Myanmar Union Adventist Seminary
1963University of Medicine 2
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