Guatemala vs Laos: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Guatemala
32.4%
in 2024
Laos
36.3%
in 2025
Guatemala rank
25th
Laos rank
22nd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Guatemala
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 36.3% against 32.4% in Guatemala, a difference of 3.9%.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 25th and Laos ranks 22nd of 183 countries.
Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.6% | 28.6% | 17.0% | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 35.3% | 27.9% | 7.3% | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 25.1% | 2.7% | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 35.0% | 33.5% | 1.4% | Guatemala |
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, Guatemala or Laos?
- Laos, at 36.3% against 32.4% in Guatemala as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Guatemala and Laos?
- 3.9%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Laos?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do Guatemala and Laos rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Guatemala ranks 25th 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