Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Myanmar
Myanmar: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 19.3% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Myanmar, 2000–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 19.3% for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.8% on the previous year and down 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Myanmar peaked at 57.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19.3%, in 2018.
That places Myanmar 57th out of 179 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57.7% | — |
| 2001 | 56.4% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 55.1% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 54.8% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 49.3% | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 49.5% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 47.5% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 47.4% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 45.0% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 45.0% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 43.9% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 22.7% | -48.3% |
| 2018 | 19.3% | -14.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.8% | 45.0% | 57.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.6% | 19.3% | 43.9% | 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Myanmar?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Myanmar was 19.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 57.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.3% in 2018.
- How does Myanmar rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Myanmar ranks 57th out of 179 countries with data for 2018.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.1%. 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release