Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Myanmar
Myanmar: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 0.7 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.7 modelled data
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
161st
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.05 modelled data
in 2000
All-time low
0.5686 modelled data
in 2021
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Myanmar, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Myanmar is 0.7 modelled data, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Myanmar peaked at 1.05 modelled data in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5686 modelled data, in 2021.
Myanmar ranks 161st of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.05 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 1.04 modelled data | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.04 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.03 modelled data | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.01 modelled data | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 1 modelled data | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9832 modelled data | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9653 modelled data | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9412 modelled data | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9108 modelled data | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8797 modelled data | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8571 modelled data | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8477 modelled data | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8426 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8459 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8413 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8286 modelled data | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8081 modelled data | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.7568 modelled data | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6761 modelled data | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6042 modelled data | -10.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5686 modelled data | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 0.5901 modelled data | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 0.6522 modelled data | +10.5% |
| 2024 | 0.6879 modelled data | +5.5% |
| 2025 | 0.7 modelled data | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.997 modelled data | 0.9108 modelled data | 1.05 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8184 modelled data | 0.6761 modelled data | 0.8797 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6338 modelled data | 0.5686 modelled data | 0.7 modelled data | 6 |
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 of lower secondary school age in Myanmar?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Myanmar was 0.7 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 modelled data in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5686 modelled data in 2021.
- How does Myanmar rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Myanmar ranks 161st out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. 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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release