Botswana vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male

Botswana
16.2%
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic
17.0%
in 2023
Botswana rank
135th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
132nd

Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male over time

  • Botswana
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
0510152025197019972024

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 17.0% against 16.2% in Botswana, a difference of 0.8%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Botswana ranks 135th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 132nd of 189 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1970s 0.6% 0.4% 0.3% Botswana
1980s 1.9% 1.1% 0.8% Botswana
1990s 6.2% 2.5% 3.7% Botswana
2000s 9.2% 6.3% 2.9% Botswana
2010s 19.7% 16.5% 3.2% Botswana
2020s 16.4% 13.4% 3.0% Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male, Botswana or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 17.0% against 16.2% in Botswana as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male between Botswana and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
0.8%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
32 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male?
Botswana ranks 135th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 132nd of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Botswana vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 06 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/gross-enrolment-ratio-for-tertiary-education-male-percent/botswana/lao-pdr/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/gross-enrolment-ratio-for-tertiary-education-male-percent/botswana/lao-pdr/">Botswana vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
410 places, 14,235 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release