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 12.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Myanmar, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Myanmar stood at 12.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Myanmar peaked at 45.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2020.
Myanmar ranks 66th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.8% | — |
| 2001 | 45.1% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 45.2% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 44.6% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 43.6% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 42.5% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 41.3% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 39.7% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 38.0% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 36.5% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 35.2% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 33.9% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 32.2% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 29.9% | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 27.0% | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 23.3% | -13.7% |
| 2016 | 19.2% | -17.6% |
| 2017 | 15.6% | -18.8% |
| 2018 | 13.1% | -16.0% |
| 2019 | 11.9% | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 11.6% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 12.1% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 12.8% | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 13.4% | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 13.3% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 12.8% | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.0% | 36.5% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.1% | 11.9% | 35.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 11.6% | 13.4% | 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 12.8% 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 45.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2020.
- How does Myanmar rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Myanmar ranks 66th out of 206 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 45.1%. 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 of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release