Ethiopia vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Ethiopia
0.9779 GPIA
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic
0.9823 GPIA
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
74th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
71st
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Ethiopia
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
How they compare
Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 0.9823 GPIA against 0.9779 GPIA in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0044 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 74th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 71st of 162 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.25 GPIA | 1.38 GPIA | 0.1286 GPIA | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2000s | 1.27 GPIA | 1.34 GPIA | 0.0657 GPIA | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2010s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.19 GPIA | 0.1098 GPIA | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2020s | 0.995 GPIA | 0.9851 GPIA | 0.0099 GPIA | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Ethiopia or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 0.9823 GPIA against 0.9779 GPIA in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Ethiopia and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 0.0044 GPIA, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Ethiopia ranks 74th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 71st of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release