Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Myanmar
Myanmar: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary was 0.653 GPIA in 2018. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Myanmar, 2000–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 0.653 GPIA for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.9% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Myanmar peaked at 0.9929 GPIA in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.653 GPIA, in 2018.
That places Myanmar 146th out of 171 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9387 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.9929 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9856 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9812 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9723 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9358 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9428 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.7549 GPIA | -19.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9106 GPIA | +20.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8637 GPIA | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7499 GPIA | -13.2% |
| 2018 | 0.653 GPIA | -12.9% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.653 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9364 GPIA, 70% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.653 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8409 GPIA, 78% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.935 GPIA | 0.7549 GPIA | 0.9929 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.7555 GPIA | 0.653 GPIA | 0.8637 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 143 Saint Lucia 0.6955 GPIA compare
- 144 Timor-Leste 0.6867 GPIA compare
- 145 Japan 0.6742 GPIA compare
- 147 Samoa 0.6496 GPIA compare
- 148 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.6416 GPIA
- 149 Luxembourg 0.624 GPIA 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary in Myanmar?
- Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Myanmar was 0.653 GPIA in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9929 GPIA in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.653 GPIA in 2018.
- How does Myanmar rank for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Myanmar ranks 146th out of 171 countries with data for 2018.
- Is out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release