Adolescents out of school in Myanmar
Myanmar: Adolescents out of school was 10.6% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Adolescents out of school in Myanmar, 2000–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of lower secondary school age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adolescents out of school in Myanmar is 10.6%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.6% on the previous year and down 71.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school in Myanmar peaked at 53.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2018.
Myanmar ranks 62nd of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Adolescents out of school in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % of lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.1% | — |
| 2001 | 51.0% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 50.4% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 50.7% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 44.0% | -13.2% |
| 2005 | 43.3% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 40.5% | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 39.9% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 37.6% | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 37.3% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 35.7% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 13.3% | -62.7% |
| 2018 | 10.6% | -20.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.8% | 37.3% | 53.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 10.6% | 35.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
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 in Myanmar?
- Adolescents out of school in Myanmar was 10.6% in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 53.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2018.
- How does Myanmar rank for adolescents out of school?
- Myanmar ranks 62nd out of 179 countries with data for 2018.
- Is adolescents out of school rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.9%. 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 (% of lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.