Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Myanmar
Myanmar: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 22.1% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Myanmar, 2000–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 22.1% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.3% on the previous year and down 46.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Myanmar peaked at 56.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 22.1%, in 2018.
Myanmar ranks 25th of 134 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 56.2% | — |
| 2001 | 52.5% | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 51.2% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 50.6% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 43.9% | -13.4% |
| 2005 | 43.6% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 41.0% | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 41.6% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 40.5% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 40.7% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 24.6% | -39.5% |
| 2018 | 22.1% | -10.3% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 22.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 13.2%, 1.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 22.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.8%, 2.5× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.8% | 40.5% | 56.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 29.2% | 22.1% | 40.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 22 Lao People's Democratic Republic 27.4% compare
- 23 Puerto Rico 23.1% compare
- 24 Yemen 22.6% compare
- 26 Turks and Caicos Islands 21.8% compare
- 27 Lesotho 21.5% compare
- 28 Cayman Islands 21.0% 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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Myanmar?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Myanmar was 22.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 56.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.1% in 2018.
- How does Myanmar rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- Myanmar ranks 25th out of 134 countries with data for 2018.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.9%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of males of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official lower secondary school age.