How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Sub-Saharan Africa?

13 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Myanmar vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes

Myanmar

848,088 number

in 2018

Sub-Saharan Africa

29.67 million number

in 2019

Myanmar rank

11th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

8th

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes over time

Myanmar
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 29.67 million number against 848,088 number in Myanmar, a difference of 28.82 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 35.0 times Myanmar's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Myanmar ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th of 150 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Myanmar	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.86 million number	23.85 million number	21.99 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	1.14 million number	27.29 million number	26.15 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes, Myanmar or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 29.67 million number against 848,088 number in Myanmar as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes between Myanmar and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 28.82 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 13 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
How do Myanmar and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?: Myanmar ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th of 150 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 3,686 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total number of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.