Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Myanmar: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
10.6%
in 2019
Myanmar
21.0%
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
25th
Myanmar rank
28th

Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Myanmar
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How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 21.0% against 10.6% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 10.4%.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 2.0 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Myanmar has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 25th and Myanmar ranks 28th of 45 groups.

Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Myanmar Difference Ahead
2000s 17.5% 47.0% 29.6% Myanmar
2010s 12.6% 28.2% 15.6% Myanmar

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, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Myanmar?
Myanmar, at 21.0% against 10.6% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Myanmar?
10.4%, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Myanmar?
13 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Myanmar rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 25th and Myanmar ranks 28th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 3,656 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of adolescents of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official lower secondary school age.