Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Myanmar

Myanmar: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 46.9% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
46.9%
Change on year
down 6.3%
World rank
21st
of 142 countries
All-time high
69.6%
in 2000
All-time low
46.9%
in 2018
Years of data
14
2000–2018

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Myanmar, 2000–2018

02040602000200920182000: 69.6 %2001: 68.3 %2002: 65.5 %2003: 64.8 %2004: 61.5 %2005: 63.4 %2006: 62.7 %2007: 63.5 %2009: 61.6 %2010: 62.8 %2014: 61.8 %2016: 54.8 %2017: 50.1 %2018: 46.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Myanmar stood at 46.9%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of down 6.3% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Myanmar peaked at 69.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 46.9%, in 2018.

Myanmar ranks 21st of 142 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Myanmar, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%) in Myanmar, 2000 to 2018.
Year % Change
2000 69.6%
2001 68.3% -1.9%
2002 65.5% -4.0%
2003 64.8% -1.1%
2004 61.5% -5.1%
2005 63.4% +3.0%
2006 62.7% -1.2%
2007 63.5% +1.4%
2009 61.6% -3.1%
2010 62.8% +1.9%
2014 61.8% -1.5%
2016 54.8% -11.3%
2017 50.1% -8.7%
2018 46.9% -6.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 64.6% 61.5% 69.6% 9
2010s 55.3% 46.9% 62.8% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Myanmar?
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Myanmar was 46.9% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Myanmar?
The highest recorded value was 69.6% in 2000.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Myanmar?
The lowest recorded value was 46.9% in 2018.
How does Myanmar rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
Myanmar ranks 21st out of 142 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Myanmar?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 2,983 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of males of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official upper secondary school age.