Education
See also: List of universities in Sagaing DivisionEducational opportunities in Myanmar are extremely limited outside the main cities of Yangon and Mandalay. According to official statistics, less than 10% of primary school students in Sagaing Region reach high school.
| AY 2002-2003 | Primary | Middle | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schools | 3854 | 190 | 84 |
| Teachers | 16,100 | 5000 | 1600 |
| Students | 550,000 | 140,000 | 49,000 |
Sagaing Region has two national "professional" universities in the Monywa Institute of Economics and the Sagaing Institute of Education. Monywa University is the main liberal arts university in the region.
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