Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Myanmar

Myanmar: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 10.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
10.7%
Change on year
down 12.0%
World rank
39th
of 149 countries
All-time high
31.1%
in 2000
All-time low
10.7%
in 2018
Years of data
13
2000–2018

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

10152025302000200920182000: 31.1 %2001: 29.5 %2002: 30 %2003: 28.6 %2004: 26.1 %2005: 25.7 %2006: 24.6 %2007: 24.2 %2008: 23 %2009: 23.9 %2010: 23.6 %2017: 12.2 %2018: 10.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Myanmar is 10.7%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of down 12.0% on the previous year and down 53.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Myanmar peaked at 31.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2018.

Myanmar ranks 39th of 149 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%) in Myanmar, 2000 to 2018.
Year % Change
2000 31.1%
2001 29.5% -5.2%
2002 30.0% +1.7%
2003 28.6% -4.6%
2004 26.1% -8.7%
2005 25.7% -1.7%
2006 24.6% -4.2%
2007 24.2% -1.5%
2008 23.0% -4.9%
2009 23.9% +3.5%
2010 23.6% -1.2%
2017 12.2% -48.3%
2018 10.7% -12.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 26.7% 23.0% 31.1% 10
2010s 15.5% 10.7% 23.6% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Myanmar?
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Myanmar was 10.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Myanmar?
The highest recorded value was 31.1% in 2000.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Myanmar?
The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2018.
How does Myanmar rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Myanmar ranks 39th out of 149 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Myanmar?
Over the last ten years it is down 53.4%. 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 rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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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/