Formal Sector School Locations in Upper Myanmar, Verified 2019

Formal Sector Schools for Basic Education in Myanmar, with location data verified in October 2019 by the Ministry of Education. The Myanmar Information Management Unit compiled this geospatial dataset, which includes schools in Upper Myanmar. Some school locations have yet to be confirmed and some may not be included.

Use Cases

• Map school accessibility and coverage based on verified location data.
• Analyze regional distribution of formal education infrastructure.
• Support disaster response planning by identifying school facilities.
• Integrate school points into broader geospatial analyses of public services.

Strengths

• Location data was officially verified by the Ministry of Education in October 2019.
• Data is provided in standard geospatial formats (GEOJSON, SHP).

Limitations

• Some school locations have yet to be confirmed and some may not be included.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)

Collection Method

Compiled by MIMU from data verified by the Ministry of Education.

Time Range

2019

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-12 20:03:43.841732; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Upper Myanmar