Which has higher adolescents out of school, Guatemala or Lao People's Democratic Republic?

Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 36.3% against 32.4% in Guatemala as of 2025.

What is the difference in adolescents out of school between Guatemala and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

3.9%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

21 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Adolescents out of school (% of lower secondary school age). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Guatemala vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Adolescents out of school

Guatemala

32.4%

in 2024

Lao People's Democratic Republic

36.3%

in 2025

Guatemala rank

25th

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

22nd

Adolescents out of school over time

Guatemala
Lao People's Democratic Republic

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 36.3% against 32.4% in Guatemala, a difference of 3.9%.

That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic'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 25th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 22nd of 179 countries.

Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guatemala	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Difference	Ahead
1990s	45.6%	28.6%	17.0%	Guatemala
2000s	35.3%	27.9%	7.3%	Guatemala
2010s	27.7%	25.1%	2.7%	Guatemala
2020s	35.0%	33.5%	1.4%	Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adolescents out of school, Guatemala or Lao People's Democratic Republic?: Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 36.3% against 32.4% in Guatemala as of 2025.
What is the difference in adolescents out of school between Guatemala and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 3.9%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
How do Guatemala and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for adolescents out of school?: Guatemala ranks 25th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 22nd of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Adolescents out of school (% of lower secondary school age). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Adolescents out of school (% of lower secondary school age)
Unit: % of lower secondary school age
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 184 places, 3,292 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.