Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Myanmar

Myanmar: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 884,136 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
884,136 number
Change on year
down 7.8%
World rank
16th
of 147 countries
All-time high
1.41 million number
in 2001
All-time low
884,136 number
in 2018
Years of data
15
2000–2018

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Myanmar, 2000–2018

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2000200920182000: 1.4M number2001: 1.4M number2002: 1.3M number2003: 1.3M number2004: 1.2M number2005: 1.2M number2006: 1.2M number2007: 1.2M number2008: 1.1M number2009: 1.2M number2010: 1.2M number2014: 1.2M number2016: 1.0M number2017: 958.7k number2018: 884.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Myanmar recorded 884,136 number for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.8% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Myanmar peaked at 1.41 million number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 884,136 number, in 2018.

Myanmar ranks 16th of 147 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Myanmar, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Myanmar, 2000 to 2018.
Year number Change
2000 1.41 million number
2001 1.41 million number +0.1%
2002 1.35 million number -4.6%
2003 1.31 million number -2.8%
2004 1.24 million number -5.7%
2005 1.25 million number +0.8%
2006 1.22 million number -2.6%
2007 1.21 million number -0.6%
2008 1.15 million number -5.1%
2009 1.16 million number +1.0%
2010 1.18 million number +1.8%
2014 1.21 million number +2.9%
2016 1.05 million number -13.5%
2017 958,722 number -8.7%
2018 884,136 number -7.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.27 million number 1.15 million number 1.41 million number 10
2010s 1.06 million number 884,136 number 1.21 million number 5

Countries ranked near Myanmar

  1. 13 Türkiye 920,969 number compare
  2. 14 Iraq 896,863 number compare
  3. 15 Mali 893,167 number compare
  4. 17 Burkina Faso 855,745 number compare
  5. 18 Iran, Islamic Republic of 854,168 number compare
  6. 19 Syrian Arab Republic 852,385 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Myanmar?
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Myanmar was 884,136 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Myanmar?
The highest recorded value was 1.41 million number in 2001.
What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Myanmar?
The lowest recorded value was 884,136 number in 2018.
How does Myanmar rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
Myanmar ranks 16th out of 147 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Myanmar?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 3,225 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of upper secondary school age youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.