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

8 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

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

Malawi vs Myanmar: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary

Malawi

16.6%

in 2019

Myanmar

16.8%

in 2018

Malawi rank

31st

Myanmar rank

30th

Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary over time

Malawi
Myanmar

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 16.8% against 16.6% in Malawi, a difference of 0.2%.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Myanmar has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 31st and Myanmar ranks 30th of 139 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Myanmar	Difference	Ahead
2000s	18.8%	32.0%	13.2%	Myanmar
2010s	15.0%	16.8%	1.8%	Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, Malawi or Myanmar?: Myanmar, at 16.8% against 16.6% in Malawi as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between Malawi and Myanmar?: 0.2%, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Myanmar?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2018.
How do Malawi and Myanmar rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?: Malawi ranks 31st and Myanmar ranks 30th of 139 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 182 places, 4,144 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Proportion of children, adolescents, and youth in the official age range for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education who are not enrolled in primary, lower secondary, or upper secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education enrolled in primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/