Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Myanmar
Myanmar: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes was 848,088 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Myanmar, 2000–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Myanmar is 848,088 number, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.0% on the previous year and down 46.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Myanmar peaked at 2.30 million number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 848,088 number, in 2018.
That places Myanmar 11th out of 150 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.30 million number | — |
| 2001 | 2.19 million number | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 2.11 million number | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 2.07 million number | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.78 million number | -14.2% |
| 2005 | 1.73 million number | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 1.63 million number | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 1.62 million number | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.57 million number | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 1.61 million number | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 1.60 million number | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 974,518 number | -39.1% |
| 2018 | 848,088 number | -13.0% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 848,088 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 62,401 number, 13.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 848,088 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16,637 number, 51.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes 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 | -39.1% | 1.60 million number | 974,518 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.86 million number | 1.57 million number | 2.30 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 million number | 848,088 number | 1.60 million number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 8 Philippines 897,332 number compare
- 9 Mozambique 860,370 number compare
- 10 Syrian Arab Republic 858,211 number compare
- 12 Cameroon 808,212 number compare
- 13 Mali 718,713 number compare
- 14 Guinea 559,421 number 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 out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Myanmar?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Myanmar was 848,088 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 2.30 million number in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 848,088 number in 2018.
- How does Myanmar rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?
- Myanmar ranks 11th out of 150 countries with data for 2018.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.0%. 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 of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.