Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Myanmar
Myanmar: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes was 7.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Myanmar, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Myanmar is 7.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and up 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Myanmar peaked at 16.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2014.
Myanmar ranks 78th 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 children of primary school age, both sexes in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.3% | — |
| 2001 | 15.1% | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 14.1% | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 13.1% | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 12.2% | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 11.4% | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 11.0% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 10.6% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 10.1% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 9.3% | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | -10.8% |
| 2011 | 7.2% | -13.3% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | -16.7% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | -15.0% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | +12.2% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | +12.7% |
| 2018 | 7.0% | +12.9% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 7.8% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 7.7% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 7.6% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 7.5% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 7.2% | -4.0% |
| 2025 | 7.0% | -2.8% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 7.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.6%, 73% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 7.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.5%, 2.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.3% | 9.3% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 4.7% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 7.0% | 7.8% | 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 children of primary school age, both sexes in Myanmar?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Myanmar was 7.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2014.
- How does Myanmar rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Myanmar ranks 78th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.9%. 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 children of primary 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