Laos vs Paraguay: Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region
Laos
82,273 children
in 2025
Paraguay
105,859 children
in 2024
Laos rank
58th
Paraguay rank
55th
Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region over time
- Laos
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 105,859 children against 82,273 children in Laos, a difference of 23,586 children.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.3 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 58th and Paraguay ranks 55th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 4 and Paraguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 197,061 children | 14,829 children | 182,232 children | Laos |
| 1990s | 232,302 children | 21,074 children | 211,227 children | Laos |
| 2000s | 163,293 children | 7,082 children | 156,211 children | Laos |
| 2010s | 54,676 children | 26,986 children | 27,690 children | Laos |
| 2020s | 66,766 children | 95,956 children | 29,190 children | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region, Laos or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 105,859 children against 82,273 children in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region between Laos and Paraguay?
- 23,586 children, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Paraguay?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Paraguay rank globally for primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region?
- Laos ranks 58th and Paraguay ranks 55th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Children in the official primary school age range who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary education.