Laos vs Myanmar: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Laos
27.6%
in 2019
Myanmar
21.0%
in 2018
Laos rank
26th
Myanmar rank
28th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Laos
- Myanmar
How they compare
Laos currently reports 27.6% against 21.0% in Myanmar, a difference of 6.6%.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.3 times Myanmar's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Myanmar ahead.
Laos ranks 26th and Myanmar ranks 28th of 150 countries.
Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.9% | 47.0% | 20.1% | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 25.3% | 28.2% | 2.9% | Myanmar |
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 Myanmar?
- Laos, at 27.6% against 21.0% in Myanmar as of 2019.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Laos and Myanmar?
- 6.6%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Myanmar?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
- How do Laos and Myanmar rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Laos ranks 26th and Myanmar ranks 28th 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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About this data
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.