Laos vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

Laos
27.6%
in 2019
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
11.7%
in 2019
Laos rank
26th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
24th

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

  • Laos
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Laos currently reports 27.6% against 11.7% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 15.9%.

That makes Laos's figure about 2.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.

Laos ranks 26th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 24th of 150 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 28.0% 24.1% 3.9% Laos
2000s 26.9% 18.1% 8.8% Laos
2010s 24.1% 14.3% 9.8% 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Laos, at 27.6% against 11.7% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Laos and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
15.9%, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
25 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2019.
How do Laos and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
Laos ranks 26th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 24th of 150 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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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.