Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male, Iraq or Lao People's Democratic Republic?

Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 77.0% against 76.7% in Iraq as of 2019.

What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male between Iraq and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

0.3%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

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

5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2007.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iraq vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male

Iraq

76.7%

in 2007

Lao People's Democratic Republic

77.0%

in 2019

Iraq rank

144th

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

143rd

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male over time

Iraq
Lao People's Democratic Republic

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 77.0% against 76.7% in Iraq, a difference of 0.3%.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.

Iraq ranks 144th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 143rd of 188 countries.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Difference	Ahead
1990s	55.2%	50.0%	5.2%	Iraq
2000s	68.9%	56.7%	12.3%	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male, Iraq or Lao People's Democratic Republic?: Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 77.0% against 76.7% in Iraq as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male between Iraq and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 0.3%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2007.
How do Iraq and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?: Iraq ranks 144th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 143rd of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 233 places, 4,599 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total male enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.