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

13 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Myanmar vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both

Myanmar

1.73 million number

in 2018

Sub-Saharan Africa

68.59 million number

in 2019

Myanmar rank

8th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

11th

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both over time

Myanmar
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 68.59 million number against 1.73 million number in Myanmar, a difference of 66.86 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 39.6 times Myanmar's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Myanmar ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th of 142 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Myanmar	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
2000s	3.13 million number	54.41 million number	51.28 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	2.15 million number	62.93 million number	60.78 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both, Myanmar or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 68.59 million number against 1.73 million number in Myanmar as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both between Myanmar and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 66.86 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 13 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
How do Myanmar and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both?: Myanmar ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th of 142 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 187 places, 4,335 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of adolescents and youth of secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/