How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Myanmar?

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

Where does this data come from?

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

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Myanmar: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

8.6%

in 2019

Myanmar

19.8%

in 2018

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

29th

Myanmar rank

27th

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

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
Myanmar

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 19.8% against 8.6% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 11.2%.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 2.3 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Myanmar has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 29th and Myanmar ranks 27th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)	Myanmar	Difference	Ahead
2000s	15.8%	48.9%	33.1%	Myanmar
2010s	9.3%	27.3%	18.0%	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, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Myanmar?: Myanmar, at 19.8% against 8.6% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Myanmar?: 11.2%, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Myanmar?: 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Myanmar rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?: East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 29th and Myanmar ranks 27th 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, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Myanmar: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 18 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/out-of-school-rate-for-adolescents-of-lower-secondary-school-age-female-percent/east-asia-and-pacific-ida-and-ibrd-countries/myanmar/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/out-of-school-rate-for-adolescents-of-lower-secondary-school-age-female-percent/east-asia-and-pacific-ida-and-ibrd-countries/myanmar/">East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Myanmar: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 179 places, 3,006 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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