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

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

Where does this data come from?

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

Bhutan vs Myanmar: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

Bhutan

9.6%

in 2018

Myanmar

10.7%

in 2018

Bhutan rank

42nd

Myanmar rank

39th

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

Bhutan
Myanmar

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 10.7% against 9.6% in Bhutan, a difference of 1.1%.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 42nd and Myanmar ranks 39th of 149 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and Myanmar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Myanmar	Difference	Ahead
2000s	31.4%	26.3%	5.1%	Bhutan
2010s	12.4%	15.5%	3.1%	Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, Bhutan or Myanmar?: Myanmar, at 10.7% against 9.6% in Bhutan as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Bhutan and Myanmar?: 1.1%, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Myanmar?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
How do Bhutan and Myanmar rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?: Bhutan ranks 42nd and Myanmar ranks 39th of 149 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 4,615 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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