How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and South Asia?

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 children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Myanmar vs South Asia: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Myanmar

939,977 number

in 2018

South Asia

29.34 million number

in 2019

Myanmar rank

15th

South Asia rank

17th

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary over time

Myanmar
South Asia

How they compare

South Asia currently reports 29.34 million number against 939,977 number in Myanmar, a difference of 28.40 million number.

That makes South Asia's figure about 31.2 times Myanmar's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, South Asia has been ahead every year.

Myanmar ranks 15th and South Asia ranks 17th of 149 countries.

South Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Myanmar	South Asia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.39 million number	56.83 million number	54.43 million number	South Asia
2010s	1.40 million number	33.35 million number	31.95 million number	South Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary, Myanmar or South Asia?: South Asia, at 29.34 million number against 939,977 number in Myanmar as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Myanmar and South Asia?: 28.40 million number, with South Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and South Asia?: 13 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
How do Myanmar and South Asia rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Myanmar ranks 15th and South Asia ranks 17th of 149 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,726 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower 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/