Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Myanmar
Myanmar: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 14.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Myanmar, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Myanmar is 14.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 13.8% on the previous year and down 66.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Myanmar peaked at 61.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 2023.
That places Myanmar 106th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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, female in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.9% | — |
| 2001 | 52.9% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 55.6% | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 58.6% | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 60.6% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 61.1% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 59.9% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 58.9% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 58.6% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 57.7% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 55.5% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 52.9% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 50.8% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 49.0% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 46.6% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 44.3% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 41.9% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 37.9% | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 32.0% | -15.6% |
| 2019 | 25.5% | -20.3% |
| 2020 | 20.6% | -19.2% |
| 2021 | 17.3% | -16.0% |
| 2022 | 14.6% | -15.6% |
| 2023 | 12.9% | -11.6% |
| 2024 | 13.0% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 14.8% | +13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.6% | 51.9% | 61.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.6% | 25.5% | 55.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 12.9% | 20.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 103 Bosnia and Herzegovina 16.0% compare
- 103 Timor-Leste 16.0% compare
- 105 Canada 15.1% compare
- 106 Maldives 14.8% compare
- 108 Sri Lanka 14.6% compare
- 109 Switzerland 14.3% 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Myanmar?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Myanmar was 14.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 61.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2023.
- How does Myanmar rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Myanmar ranks 106th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.6%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release