Congo vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes

Congo
80.5%
in 2012
Lao People's Democratic Republic
80.6%
in 2019
Congo rank
162nd
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
160th

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

  • Congo
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
406080100197119952019

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 80.6% against 80.5% in Congo, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 162nd and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 160th of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 4 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1970s 80.7% 45.0% 35.7% Congo
1980s 98.1% 60.5% 37.6% Congo
1990s 83.3% 62.3% 21.1% Congo
2000s 72.3% 73.7% 1.4% Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 80.5% 78.5% 2.0% Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes, Congo or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 80.6% against 80.5% in Congo as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes between Congo and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
0.1%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
20 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2012.
How do Congo and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
Congo ranks 162nd and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 160th of 197 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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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 8,565 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official primary and 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.