Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Myanmar

Myanmar: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female was 796,048 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
796,048 number
Change on year
down 12.2%
World rank
14th
of 138 countries
All-time high
1.85 million number
in 2000
All-time low
796,048 number
in 2018
Years of data
12
2000–2018

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Myanmar, 2000–2018

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2000200920182000: 1.9M number2001: 1.8M number2002: 1.8M number2003: 1.7M number2004: 1.6M number2005: 1.5M number2006: 1.4M number2007: 1.4M number2009: 1.4M number2010: 1.4M number2017: 906.5k number2018: 796.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Myanmar recorded 796,048 number for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.2% on the previous year and down 43.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Myanmar peaked at 1.85 million number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 796,048 number, in 2018.

Myanmar ranks 14th of 138 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Myanmar, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number) in Myanmar, 2000 to 2018.
Year number Change
2000 1.85 million number
2001 1.85 million number -0.2%
2002 1.78 million number -3.5%
2003 1.74 million number -2.4%
2004 1.55 million number -10.8%
2005 1.51 million number -2.6%
2006 1.44 million number -4.7%
2007 1.41 million number -2.0%
2009 1.38 million number -2.1%
2010 1.36 million number -1.4%
2017 906,547 number -33.5%
2018 796,048 number -12.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.61 million number 1.38 million number 1.85 million number 9
2010s 1.02 million number 796,048 number 1.36 million number 3

Countries ranked near Myanmar

  1. 11 Mali 840,981 number compare
  2. 12 Cameroon 837,347 number compare
  3. 13 Burkina Faso 836,566 number compare
  4. 15 Kenya 688,252 number compare
  5. 16 Egypt 646,941 number compare
  6. 17 Türkiye 637,215 number compare

See the full ranking of 183 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Myanmar?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Myanmar was 796,048 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in Myanmar?
The highest recorded value was 1.85 million number in 2000.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in Myanmar?
The lowest recorded value was 796,048 number in 2018.
How does Myanmar rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female?
Myanmar ranks 14th out of 138 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female rising or falling in Myanmar?
Over the last ten years it is down 43.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Myanmar data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 4,214 data points, 1970–2019
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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/