Is corporal punishment allowed in schools in Myanmar?
Legal
Caning is commonly used by teachers as a punishment in Myanmar schools.
Myanmar is one of 5 countries classified “Legal” for corporal punishment in schools — 10% of the 49 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: School corporal punishment
- Last checked
- 17 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Thailand
- Banned Corporal punishment is officially illegal under the 2005 Ministry of Education Regulation, despite common practice.
- Vietnam
- Banned Corporal punishment is technically unlawful in schools under the Education Law 2005.
- India
- Banned Corporal punishment is prohibited in schools by the Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act 2009.
- Nepal
- Banned All corporal punishment, both in school and in the home, has been banned since 2018.
- Singapore
- Legal The government encourages caning for male students in schools.
- China
- Banned Corporal punishment is officially banned in schools under the Compulsory Education Law of 1986.
Other laws in Myanmar
- Death Penalty
- Retained / in use
- Gun Laws
- Restrictive
- Military Conscription
- Active conscription
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