Laos vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes

Laos
68.9%
in 2025
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
73.2%
in 2024
Laos rank
190th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
191st

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes over time

  • Laos
  • WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
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How they compare

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 73.2% against 68.9% in Laos, a difference of 4.3%.

That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.1 times Laos's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1971 it was WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.

Laos ranks 190th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 191st of 211 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1970s 44.9% 40.3% 4.6% Laos
1980s 59.8% 51.1% 8.8% Laos
1990s 63.8% 51.3% 12.5% Laos
2000s 73.4% 62.2% 11.2% Laos
2010s 81.2% 71.6% 9.6% Laos
2020s 74.0% 73.2% 0.8% Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes, Laos or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), at 73.2% against 68.9% in Laos as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes between Laos and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
4.3%, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Laos and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
Laos ranks 190th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 191st of 211 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
432 places, 16,352 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release