He received M.Sc (Mathematics) from University of Yangon in 1992, Dr.rer.nat. (Mathematics) from Technical University of Berlin, Germany in 1998. He also received Diploma in Education Management from Yangon University of Economics in 2002.

Myo Thein Gyi (Burmese: မျိုးသိမ်းကြီး ; born 2 September 1965) is the incumbent Minister for Education of Myanmar. He previously served as Professor of Mathematics Department, Dagon University, Director General of Department of Myanmar Education Research and Rector of West Yangon University. He became a union minister of Education after Aung San Suu Kyi on 6 April 2016.