Which has higher children out of school, primary, Algeria or Lao People's Democratic Republic?

Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 82,273 against 78,683 in Algeria as of 2025.

What is the difference in children out of school, primary between Algeria and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

3,590, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

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

34 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

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

Algeria vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Children out of school, primary

Algeria

78,683

in 2025

Lao People's Democratic Republic

82,273

in 2025

Algeria rank

59th

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

58th

Children out of school, primary over time

Algeria
Lao People's Democratic Republic

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 82,273 against 78,683 in Algeria, a difference of 3,590.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 59th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 58th of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 2 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Difference	Ahead
1980s	443,049	197,061	245,988	Algeria
1990s	452,254	230,214	222,040	Algeria
2000s	66,138	163,293	97,155	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s	27,008	46,975	19,968	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s	59,414	69,350	9,936	Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, primary, Algeria or Lao People's Democratic Republic?: Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 82,273 against 78,683 in Algeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in children out of school, primary between Algeria and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 3,590, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2025.
How do Algeria and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for children out of school, primary?: Algeria ranks 59th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 58th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school, primary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Children out of school, primary
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 4,752 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.