Laos vs Lebanon: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Laos
36.3%
in 2025
Lebanon
32.5%
in 2024
Laos rank
22nd
Lebanon rank
24th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Laos
- Lebanon
How they compare
Laos currently reports 36.3% against 32.5% in Lebanon, a difference of 3.8%.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Lebanon's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 22nd and Lebanon ranks 24th of 183 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 2 and Lebanon in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.4% | 23.2% | 3.2% | Laos |
| 2010s | 25.1% | 32.1% | 7.0% | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 33.5% | 33.3% | 0.2% | Laos |
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, Laos or Lebanon?
- Laos, at 36.3% against 32.5% in Lebanon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Laos and Lebanon?
- 3.8%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Lebanon?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Lebanon rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Laos ranks 22nd and Lebanon ranks 24th 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