Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Myanmar

Myanmar: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 939,977 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
939,977 number
Change on year
down 13.5%
World rank
15th
of 149 countries
All-time high
2.81 million number
in 2000
All-time low
939,977 number
in 2018
Years of data
13
2000–2018

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

1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M3.0M2000200920182000: 2.8M number2001: 2.6M number2002: 2.7M number2003: 2.5M number2004: 2.3M number2005: 2.3M number2006: 2.2M number2007: 2.2M number2008: 2.1M number2009: 2.2M number2010: 2.2M number2017: 1.1M number2018: 940.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Myanmar recorded 939,977 number for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of down 13.5% on the previous year and down 55.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Myanmar peaked at 2.81 million number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 939,977 number, in 2018.

That places Myanmar 15th out of 149 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Myanmar, 2000 to 2018.
Year number Change
2000 2.81 million number
2001 2.64 million number -6.0%
2002 2.67 million number +1.1%
2003 2.54 million number -4.8%
2004 2.32 million number -8.6%
2005 2.29 million number -1.3%
2006 2.21 million number -3.8%
2007 2.18 million number -0.9%
2008 2.09 million number -4.2%
2009 2.19 million number +4.4%
2010 2.17 million number -0.5%
2017 1.09 million number -50.0%
2018 939,977 number -13.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.39 million number 2.09 million number 2.81 million number 10
2010s 1.40 million number 939,977 number 2.17 million number 3

Countries ranked near Myanmar

  1. 12 South Africa 1.13 million number compare
  2. 13 Cameroon 1.00 million number compare
  3. 14 Guinea 941,384 number compare
  4. 16 Iraq 873,692 number compare
  5. 17 Kenya 799,701 number compare
  6. 18 Guatemala 632,232 number compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Myanmar?
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Myanmar was 939,977 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Myanmar?
The highest recorded value was 2.81 million number in 2000.
What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Myanmar?
The lowest recorded value was 939,977 number in 2018.
How does Myanmar rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Myanmar ranks 15th out of 149 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in Myanmar?
Over the last ten years it is down 55.1%. 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,726 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower 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/