IBRD only vs Laos: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

IBRD only
9.5%
in 2019
Laos
27.6%
in 2019
IBRD only rank
26th
Laos rank
26th

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

  • IBRD only
  • Laos
10203040199220052019

How they compare

Laos currently reports 27.6% against 9.5% in IBRD only, a difference of 18.1%.

That makes Laos's figure about 2.9 times IBRD only's.

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

IBRD only ranks 26th 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 IBRD only Laos Difference Ahead
1990s 23.1% 25.7% 2.6% Laos
2000s 17.0% 26.9% 10.0% Laos
2010s 10.2% 24.1% 13.9% 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, IBRD only or Laos?
Laos, at 27.6% against 9.5% in IBRD only as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between IBRD only and Laos?
18.1%, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IBRD only and Laos?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do IBRD only and Laos rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
IBRD only ranks 26th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

IBRD only vs Laos: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 17 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/out-of-school-rate-for-adolescents-of-lower-secondary-school-age-both-sexes-percent/ibrd-only/lao-pdr/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/out-of-school-rate-for-adolescents-of-lower-secondary-school-age-both-sexes-percent/ibrd-only/lao-pdr/">IBRD only vs Laos: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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

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.