What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Myanmar?

5.3%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Myanmar?

12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Myanmar: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male

Lao People's Democratic Republic

27.4%

in 2019

Myanmar

22.1%

in 2018

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

22nd

Myanmar rank

25th

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

Lao People's Democratic Republic
Myanmar

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 27.4% against 22.1% in Myanmar, a difference of 5.3%.

That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.2 times Myanmar's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Myanmar ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 22nd and Myanmar ranks 25th of 134 countries.

Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Myanmar	Difference	Ahead
2000s	21.0%	46.8%	25.7%	Myanmar
2010s	23.4%	29.2%	5.7%	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, male, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Myanmar?: Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 27.4% against 22.1% in Myanmar as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Myanmar?: 5.3%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Myanmar?: 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Myanmar rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?: Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 22nd and Myanmar ranks 25th of 134 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 179 places, 2,994 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of males of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official lower secondary school age.