Burundi vs Laos: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Burundi
35.0%
in 2025
Laos
35.9%
in 2025
Burundi rank
23rd
Laos rank
22nd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Burundi
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 35.9% against 35.0% in Burundi, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 23rd and Laos ranks 22nd of 162 countries.
Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.4% | 43.1% | 32.3% | Burundi |
| 2000s | 36.0% | 28.3% | 7.6% | Burundi |
| 2010s | 29.6% | 26.9% | 2.7% | Burundi |
| 2020s | 33.7% | 33.2% | 0.5% | Burundi |
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, Burundi or Laos?
- Laos, at 35.9% against 35.0% in Burundi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Burundi and Laos?
- 0.9%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Laos?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and Laos rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Burundi ranks 23rd and Laos ranks 22nd of 162 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 (%). 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