Laos vs Madagascar: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school
Laos
34.1%
in 2025
Madagascar
34.1%
in 2024
Laos rank
47th
Madagascar rank
46th
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school over time
- Laos
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 34.1% against 34.1% in Laos, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 47th and Madagascar ranks 46th of 179 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 1 and Madagascar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.6% | 89.9% | 0.8% | Laos |
| 2010s | 46.8% | 59.7% | 12.9% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 33.0% | 38.4% | 5.4% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who are not in pre-primary school, Laos or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 34.1% against 34.1% in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of children who are not in pre-primary school between Laos and Madagascar?
- 0.0%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Madagascar?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Madagascar rank globally for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Laos ranks 47th and Madagascar ranks 46th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.