What is the difference in girls and boys who are out of school between Cambodia and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

6,421 girls, with Cambodia ahead.

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

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

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Girls and boys who are out of school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cambodia vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Girls and boys who are out of school

Cambodia

46,902 girls

in 2024

Lao People's Democratic Republic

40,481 girls

in 2025

Cambodia rank

60th

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

63rd

Girls and boys who are out of school over time

Cambodia
Lao People's Democratic Republic

How they compare

Cambodia currently reports 46,902 girls against 40,481 girls in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 6,421 girls.

That makes Cambodia's figure about 1.2 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Cambodia ahead.

Cambodia ranks 60th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 63rd of 180 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	224,083 girls	114,450 girls	109,633 girls	Cambodia
2000s	81,409 girls	88,881 girls	7,472 girls	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s	82,961 girls	27,170 girls	55,791 girls	Cambodia
2020s	97,320 girls	34,635 girls	62,685 girls	Cambodia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher girls and boys who are out of school, Cambodia or Lao People's Democratic Republic?: Cambodia, at 46,902 girls against 40,481 girls in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in girls and boys who are out of school between Cambodia and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 6,421 girls, with Cambodia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
How do Cambodia and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for girls and boys who are out of school?: Cambodia ranks 60th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 63rd of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Girls and boys who are out of school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Girls and boys who are out of school
Unit: girls
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 180 places, 3,583 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Girls in the official primary school age range who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary education.