Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Myanmar
Myanmar: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted was 0.5248 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.5248 modelled data
Change on year
up 13.0%
World rank
180th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.03 modelled data
in 2000
All-time low
0.4643 modelled data
in 2024
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Myanmar, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 0.5248 modelled data for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in 2025.
The figure is up 13.0% on the previous year and down 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Myanmar peaked at 1.03 modelled data in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4643 modelled data, in 2024.
Myanmar ranks 180th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.03 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 1.01 modelled data | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9946 modelled data | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9882 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9838 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9823 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9772 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.964 modelled data | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9482 modelled data | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9413 modelled data | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9265 modelled data | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9027 modelled data | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8714 modelled data | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8434 modelled data | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8161 modelled data | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8025 modelled data | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7996 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7863 modelled data | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.7619 modelled data | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7328 modelled data | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6983 modelled data | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.6603 modelled data | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5887 modelled data | -10.8% |
| 2023 | 0.4905 modelled data | -16.7% |
| 2024 | 0.4643 modelled data | -5.3% |
| 2025 | 0.5248 modelled data | +13.0% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.5248 modelled data is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9783 modelled data, 54% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.5248 modelled data is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8189 modelled data, 64% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9812 modelled data | 0.9413 modelled data | 1.03 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8243 modelled data | 0.7328 modelled data | 0.9265 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5712 modelled data | 0.4643 modelled data | 0.6983 modelled data | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Myanmar?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Myanmar was 0.5248 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 modelled data in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4643 modelled data in 2024.
- How does Myanmar rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted?
- Myanmar ranks 180th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.6%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release