Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Myanmar
Myanmar: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 4.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Myanmar, 2000–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Myanmar stood at 4.7%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 23.8% on the previous year and down 73.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Myanmar peaked at 27.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2018.
Myanmar ranks 97th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.5% | — |
| 2001 | 26.2% | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 27.1% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 25.9% | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 23.1% | -10.5% |
| 2005 | 22.3% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 20.7% | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 22.1% | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 17.8% | -19.5% |
| 2009 | 17.5% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 16.6% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | -62.6% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | -23.8% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 4.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.0%, 53% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 4.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.9%, 1.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Myanmar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -62.6% | 16.6% | 6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.0% | 17.5% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 4.7% | 16.6% | 3 |
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 children and adolescents of primary and lower in Myanmar?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Myanmar was 4.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 27.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2018.
- How does Myanmar rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Myanmar ranks 97th out of 181 countries with data for 2018.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.3%. 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release