Guatemala vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Guatemala
32.3%
in 2025
Lao People's Democratic Republic
32.5%
in 2025
Guatemala rank
35th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
33rd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Guatemala
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
How they compare
Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 32.5% against 32.3% in Guatemala, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 35th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 33rd of 206 countries.
Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.3% | 33.9% | 2.4% | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 31.4% | 25.6% | 5.8% | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 36.6% | 30.9% | 5.7% | Guatemala |
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, Guatemala or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 32.5% against 32.3% in Guatemala as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Guatemala and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 0.2%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Guatemala and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Guatemala ranks 35th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 33rd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (modelled data) (%). 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