Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Myanmar

Myanmar: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 887,937 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
887,937 number
Change on year
down 12.8%
World rank
15th
of 137 countries
All-time high
2.13 million number
in 2000
All-time low
887,937 number
in 2018
Years of data
12
2000–2018

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Myanmar, 2000–2018

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2000200920182000: 2.1M number2001: 2.1M number2002: 2.1M number2003: 2.0M number2004: 1.8M number2005: 1.8M number2006: 1.7M number2007: 1.6M number2009: 1.7M number2010: 1.7M number2017: 1.0M number2018: 887.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Myanmar stood at 887,937 number. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is down 12.8% on the previous year and down 42.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Myanmar peaked at 2.13 million number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 887,937 number, in 2018.

Myanmar ranks 15th of 137 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Myanmar, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, female (number) in Myanmar, 2000 to 2018.
Year number Change
2000 2.13 million number
2001 2.10 million number -1.6%
2002 2.07 million number -1.3%
2003 1.98 million number -4.2%
2004 1.83 million number -7.6%
2005 1.79 million number -2.2%
2006 1.74 million number -2.8%
2007 1.55 million number -10.9%
2009 1.69 million number +8.9%
2010 1.66 million number -1.6%
2017 1.02 million number -38.8%
2018 887,937 number -12.8%

Myanmar compared with similar countries

  • Myanmar's 887,937 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 185,708 number, 4.8× the median. (28 countries reporting)
  • Myanmar's 887,937 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 17,115 number, 51.9× the median. (18 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.88 million number 1.55 million number 2.13 million number 9
2010s 1.19 million number 887,937 number 1.66 million number 3

Countries ranked near Myanmar

  1. 12 Kenya 1.09 million number compare
  2. 13 Mexico 1.03 million number compare
  3. 14 Cameroon 1.00 million number compare
  4. 16 Guinea 842,734 number compare
  5. 17 South Africa 797,795 number compare
  6. 18 Türkiye 775,507 number compare

See the full ranking of 182 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Myanmar?
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Myanmar was 887,937 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Myanmar?
The highest recorded value was 2.13 million number in 2000.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Myanmar?
The lowest recorded value was 887,937 number in 2018.
How does Myanmar rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Myanmar ranks 15th out of 137 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and rising or falling in Myanmar?
Over the last ten years it is down 42.8%. 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 4,161 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of children, adolescents, and youth of primary, 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/