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

12.1%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

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

22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.

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 World: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male

Lao People's Democratic Republic

27.4%

in 2019

World

15.3%

in 2019

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

22nd

World rank

20th

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

Lao People's Democratic Republic
World

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 27.4% against 15.3% in World, a difference of 12.1%.

That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.8 times World's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was World ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 22nd and World ranks 20th of 134 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 2 and World in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lao People's Democratic Republic	World	Difference	Ahead
1990s	18.0%	23.4%	5.3%	World
2000s	21.0%	19.6%	1.4%	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s	22.2%	16.2%	6.0%	Lao People's Democratic Republic

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 World?: Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 27.4% against 15.3% in World 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 World?: 12.1%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and World?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and World rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?: Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 22nd and World ranks 20th 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.