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

Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 82,273 against 76,741 in Cambodia as of 2025.

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

5,532, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

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

22 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.

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.

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

Cambodia

76,741

in 2024

Lao People's Democratic Republic

82,273

in 2025

Cambodia rank

60th

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

58th

Children out of school, primary over time

Cambodia
Lao People's Democratic Republic

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 82,273 against 76,741 in Cambodia, a difference of 5,532.

That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.1 times Cambodia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Cambodia ahead.

Cambodia ranks 60th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 58th of 197 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 3 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cambodia	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Difference	Ahead
1990s	330,236	204,972	125,264	Cambodia
2000s	119,043	158,423	39,380	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s	151,582	48,090	103,492	Cambodia
2020s	194,354	66,766	127,589	Cambodia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, primary, Cambodia or Lao People's Democratic Republic?: Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 82,273 against 76,741 in Cambodia as of 2025.
What is the difference in children out of school, primary between Cambodia and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 5,532, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
How do Cambodia and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for children out of school, primary?: Cambodia ranks 60th 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.