Laos vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes

Laos
162,506 number
in 2019
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2.26 million number
in 2019
Laos rank
32nd
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
31st

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes over time

  • Laos
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 2.26 million number against 162,506 number in Laos, a difference of 2.09 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 13.9 times Laos's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Laos ranks 32nd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 31st of 150 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 104,368 number 3.69 million number 3.59 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 122,181 number 2.76 million number 2.64 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 142,077 number 2.25 million number 2.11 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes, Laos or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 2.26 million number against 162,506 number in Laos as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes between Laos and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
2.09 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
26 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2019.
How do Laos and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?
Laos ranks 32nd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 31st of 150 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 3,686 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.