Adolescents out of school, female in Myanmar
Myanmar: Adolescents out of school, female was 7.4% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Adolescents out of school, female in Myanmar, 2000–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female lower secondary school age.
Analysis
In 2018, adolescents out of school, female in Myanmar stood at 7.4%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.9% on the previous year and down 80.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school, female in Myanmar peaked at 52.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2018.
Myanmar ranks 77th of 160 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Adolescents out of school, female in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % of female lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.3% | — |
| 2001 | 51.9% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 51.3% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 51.7% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 44.5% | -13.9% |
| 2005 | 43.0% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 40.2% | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 38.6% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 36.1% | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 33.5% | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 10.5% | -68.8% |
| 2018 | 7.4% | -28.9% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 7.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.9%, 57% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 7.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.3%, 1.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.5% | 36.1% | 52.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 17.1% | 7.4% | 33.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 74 Costa Rica 7.7% compare
- 75 Sao Tome and Principe 7.6% compare
- 76 Saint Lucia 7.5% compare
- 78 Andorra 7.4% compare
- 79 Ghana 7.4% compare
- 80 Iran, Islamic Republic of 7.2% compare
More education data for Myanmar
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 153,660 (2018)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 25,434 (2018)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 76,947 (2018)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 77,156 (2018)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.19 million (2018)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.30 million (2018)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.64 % change on previous year (2018)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1014 units per person (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school, female in Myanmar?
- Adolescents out of school, female in Myanmar was 7.4% in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 52.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2018.
- How does Myanmar rank for adolescents out of school, female?
- Myanmar ranks 77th out of 160 countries with data for 2018.
- Is adolescents out of school, female rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school, female (% of female lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.