Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Myanmar

Myanmar: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male was 8.9% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
8.9%
Change on year
up 14.0%
World rank
96th
of 123 countries
All-time high
19.7%
in 2014
All-time low
7.3%
in 2018
Years of data
6
2014–2020

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Myanmar, 2014–2020

051015202014201720202014: 19.7 % of male youth population2015: 11.2 % of male youth population2017: 9.7 % of male youth population2018: 7.3 % of male youth population2019: 7.8 % of male youth population2020: 8.9 % of male youth population

Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male youth population.

Analysis

Myanmar recorded 8.9% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in 2020.

That represents a change of up 14.0% on the previous year and down 55.0% over ten years.

That places Myanmar 96th out of 123 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Myanmar, year by year

Annual values for Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of male youth population) in Myanmar, 2014 to 2020.
Year % of male youth population Change
2014 19.7%
2015 11.2% -43.3%
2017 9.7% -13.6%
2018 7.3% -24.9%
2019 7.8% +7.2%
2020 8.9% +14.0%

Myanmar compared with similar countries

  • Myanmar's 8.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.7%, 60% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Myanmar's 8.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.3%, 95% of the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 11.1% 7.3% 19.7% 5
2020s 8.9% 8.9% 8.9% 1

Countries ranked near Myanmar

  1. 93 Australia 9.1% compare
  2. 94 Finland 8.9% compare
  3. 95 Belgium 8.9% compare
  4. 97 Slovakia 8.9% compare
  5. 98 Niger 8.7% compare
  6. 99 Mexico 8.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Myanmar?
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Myanmar was 8.9% in 2020, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male recorded in Myanmar?
The highest recorded value was 19.7% in 2014.
What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male recorded in Myanmar?
The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2018.
How does Myanmar rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male?
Myanmar ranks 96th out of 123 countries with data for 2020.
Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male rising or falling in Myanmar?
Over the last ten years it is down 55.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Myanmar data come from?
The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of male youth population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of male youth population)
Unit
% of male youth population
Source
Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
142 places, 2,736 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

The share of youth not in education, employment or training (also known as “the NEET rate”) conveys the number of young persons not in education, employment or training as a percentage of the total youth population. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For the purposes of this indicator, youth is defined as all persons between the ages of 15 and 24 (inclusive).