How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Laos?

22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.

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.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Laos: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

9.4%

in 2019

Laos

27.6%

in 2019

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

27th

Laos rank

26th

Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
Laos

How they compare

Laos currently reports 27.6% against 9.4% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 18.2%.

That makes Laos's figure about 2.9 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th and Laos ranks 26th of 45 groups.

Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)	Laos	Difference	Ahead
1990s	23.0%	25.7%	2.6%	Laos
2000s	15.3%	26.9%	11.7%	Laos
2010s	9.6%	24.1%	14.5%	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, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Laos?: Laos, at 27.6% against 9.4% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Laos?: 18.2%, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Laos?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Laos rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?: East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th and Laos ranks 26th of 45 groups.
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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Indicator: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 3,656 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of adolescents of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official lower secondary school age.