Guatemala vs Laos: Adolescents out of school, female
Guatemala
33.4%
in 2024
Laos
35.9%
in 2025
Guatemala rank
24th
Laos rank
21st
Adolescents out of school, female over time
- Guatemala
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 35.9% against 33.4% in Guatemala, a difference of 2.5%.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 24th and Laos ranks 21st of 160 countries.
Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.3% | 35.5% | 17.8% | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 40.5% | 33.8% | 6.7% | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 31.6% | 26.9% | 4.7% | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 36.8% | 33.4% | 3.4% | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher adolescents out of school, female, Guatemala or Laos?
- Laos, at 35.9% against 33.4% in Guatemala as of 2025.
- What is the difference in adolescents out of school, female between Guatemala and Laos?
- 2.5%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Laos?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do Guatemala and Laos rank globally for adolescents out of school, female?
- Guatemala ranks 24th and Laos ranks 21st of 160 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Adolescents out of school, female (% of female lower secondary school age). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.