East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Myanmar: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
14.8%
in 2019
Myanmar
28.3%
in 2018
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
27th
Myanmar rank
27th

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Myanmar
102030405060197019942019

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 28.3% against 14.8% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 13.5%.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.9 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

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

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 27th and Myanmar ranks 27th of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Myanmar Difference Ahead
2000s 25.3% 52.8% 27.5% Myanmar
2010s 16.0% 35.5% 19.5% Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Myanmar?
Myanmar, at 28.3% against 14.8% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Myanmar?
13.5%, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Myanmar?
13 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Myanmar rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 27th and Myanmar ranks 27th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 4,210 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of adolescents and youth of lower secondary and upper 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/