Malaysia vs Myanmar: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Malaysia
0.6939 modelled data
in 2025
Myanmar
0.7 modelled data
in 2025
Malaysia rank
162nd
Myanmar rank
161st
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Malaysia
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 0.7 modelled data against 0.6939 modelled data in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0061 modelled data.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Myanmar ahead.
Malaysia ranks 162nd and Myanmar ranks 161st of 205 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Myanmar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5834 modelled data | 0.997 modelled data | 0.4136 modelled data | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 0.6623 modelled data | 0.8184 modelled data | 0.1561 modelled data | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 0.7338 modelled data | 0.6338 modelled data | 0.0999 modelled data | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Malaysia or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 0.7 modelled data against 0.6939 modelled data in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Malaysia and Myanmar?
- 0.0061 modelled data, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Myanmar?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Myanmar rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Malaysia ranks 162nd and Myanmar ranks 161st of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release