ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes

ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
25.7%
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic
14.9%
in 2023
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) rank
142nd
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
144th

Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
0102030197119972024

How they compare

ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) currently reports 25.7% against 14.9% in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 10.8%.

That makes ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)'s figure about 1.7 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1972 it was ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) ahead.

ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) ranks 142nd and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 144th of 221 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) averaged higher in 5 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1970s 1.1% 0.2% 0.8% ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
1980s 0.9% 1.0% 0.1% Lao People's Democratic Republic
1990s 4.2% 1.8% 2.4% ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
2000s 11.2% 7.7% 3.5% ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
2010s 23.9% 16.8% 7.1% ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
2020s 26.0% 13.4% 12.6% ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes, ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), at 25.7% against 14.9% in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes between ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
10.8%, with ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
44 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) ranks 142nd and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 144th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
415 places, 15,139 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release