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 15.0% 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 15.0%.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Myanmar peaked at 44.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 2019.
Myanmar ranks 65th 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 | 42.6% | — |
| 2001 | 44.2% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 44.4% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 44.0% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 43.4% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 42.5% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 41.7% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 40.4% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 39.1% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 38.1% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 37.4% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 36.4% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 34.8% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 32.4% | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 29.2% | -9.9% |
| 2015 | 25.2% | -13.7% |
| 2016 | 21.0% | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 17.2% | -18.1% |
| 2018 | 14.8% | -14.0% |
| 2019 | 14.2% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 14.4% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 15.3% | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 16.1% | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 16.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 15.7% | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 15.0% | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.0% | 38.1% | 44.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.3% | 14.2% | 37.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 14.4% | 16.1% | 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 15.0% 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 44.4% 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 14.2% in 2019.
- How does Myanmar rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Myanmar ranks 65th 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 40.5%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release