What is the difference in enrolment in lower secondary education, male between Myanmar and Sub-Saharan Africa?

20.18 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Sub-Saharan Africa?

16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Myanmar vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Enrolment in lower secondary education, male

Myanmar

1.50 million number

in 2018

Sub-Saharan Africa

21.67 million number

in 2018

Myanmar rank

23rd

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

21st

Enrolment in lower secondary education, male over time

Myanmar
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 21.67 million number against 1.50 million number in Myanmar, a difference of 20.18 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 14.5 times Myanmar's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Myanmar ranks 23rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 21st of 192 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Myanmar	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	783,260 number	7.97 million number	7.18 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s	972,729 number	11.72 million number	10.75 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	1.33 million number	19.70 million number	18.37 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in lower secondary education, male, Myanmar or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 21.67 million number against 1.50 million number in Myanmar as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in lower secondary education, male between Myanmar and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 20.18 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Myanmar and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for enrolment in lower secondary education, male?: Myanmar ranks 23rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 21st of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 237 places, 4,657 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private lower secondary education institutions regardless of age.