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 490,976 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
490,976 number
Change on year
down 15.1%
World rank
16th
of 148 countries
All-time high
1.44 million number
in 2000
All-time low
490,976 number
in 2018
Years of data
12
2000–2018

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

400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1.2M1.4M2000200920182000: 1.4M number2001: 1.4M number2002: 1.4M number2003: 1.3M number2004: 1.2M number2005: 1.2M number2006: 1.1M number2007: 950.3k number2009: 1.1M number2010: 1.1M number2017: 578.3k number2018: 491.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Myanmar stood at 490,976 number. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.1% on the previous year and down 48.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Myanmar peaked at 1.44 million number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 490,976 number, in 2018.

Myanmar ranks 16th of 148 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 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, female (number) in Myanmar, 2000 to 2018.
Year number Change
2000 1.44 million number
2001 1.38 million number -3.8%
2002 1.38 million number +0.0%
2003 1.32 million number -4.7%
2004 1.20 million number -8.8%
2005 1.16 million number -3.2%
2006 1.13 million number -2.6%
2007 950,330 number -16.1%
2009 1.12 million number +17.5%
2010 1.09 million number -2.8%
2017 578,269 number -46.8%
2018 490,976 number -15.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.23 million number 950,330 number 1.44 million number 9
2010s 718,412 number 490,976 number 1.09 million number 3

Countries ranked near Myanmar

  1. 13 Philippines 572,187 number compare
  2. 14 Guinea 569,032 number compare
  3. 15 South Africa 514,793 number compare
  4. 17 Kenya 434,950 number compare
  5. 18 Guatemala 320,936 number compare
  6. 19 Türkiye 317,037 number compare

See the full ranking of 193 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 490,976 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 1.44 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 490,976 number in 2018.
How does Myanmar rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Myanmar ranks 16th out of 148 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 48.3%. 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, female (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, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,451 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/