Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Myanmar
Myanmar: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 21.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Myanmar, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Myanmar stood at 21.6%.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and down 56.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Myanmar peaked at 61.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 19.7%, in 2023.
Myanmar ranks 87th 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.2% | — |
| 2001 | 52.7% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 55.8% | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 58.9% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 61.1% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 61.7% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 60.6% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 60.0% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 60.3% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 59.6% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 57.8% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 55.8% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 54.6% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 53.6% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 52.0% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 49.9% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 47.3% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 43.2% | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 37.1% | -14.1% |
| 2019 | 30.3% | -18.3% |
| 2020 | 25.2% | -16.8% |
| 2021 | 21.8% | -13.5% |
| 2022 | 19.9% | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 19.7% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 20.7% | +5.1% |
| 2025 | 21.6% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.2% | 51.2% | 61.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.2% | 30.3% | 57.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.5% | 19.7% | 25.2% | 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, both in Myanmar?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Myanmar was 21.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 61.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.7% in 2023.
- How does Myanmar rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Myanmar ranks 87th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.7%. 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, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release