Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Myanmar
Myanmar: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both was 1.05 million in 2018. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Myanmar, 2000–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2018, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Myanmar stood at 1.05 million. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.6% on the previous year and down 58.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Myanmar peaked at 3.33 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.05 million, in 2018.
That places Myanmar 32nd out of 179 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.33 million | — |
| 2001 | 3.22 million | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 3.12 million | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 3.09 million | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 2.78 million | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 2.80 million | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 2.69 million | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 2.69 million | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 2.55 million | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 2.53 million | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 2.46 million | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 1.24 million | -49.4% |
| 2018 | 1.05 million | -15.6% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 1.05 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 371,046, 2.8× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 1.05 million is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 21,432, 49.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Myanmar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -49.4% | 2.46 million | 1.24 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.88 million | 2.53 million | 3.33 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.59 million | 1.05 million | 2.46 million | 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 out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Myanmar?
- Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Myanmar was 1.05 million in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 3.33 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 million in 2018.
- How does Myanmar rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both?
- Myanmar ranks 32nd out of 179 countries with data for 2018.
- Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release