Eritrea vs Laos: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Eritrea
37.1%
in 2022
Laos
36.3%
in 2025
Eritrea rank
20th
Laos rank
22nd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Eritrea
- Laos
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 37.1% against 36.3% in Laos, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 20th and Laos ranks 22nd of 183 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.2% | 29.2% | 2.0% | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 30.0% | 27.8% | 2.2% | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 38.5% | 24.9% | 13.6% | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 37.1% | 34.5% | 2.6% | Eritrea |
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, Eritrea or Laos?
- Eritrea, at 37.1% against 36.3% in Laos as of 2022.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Eritrea and Laos?
- 0.8%, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Laos?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2022.
- How do Eritrea and Laos rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Eritrea ranks 20th and Laos ranks 22nd of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). 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