Laos vs Suriname: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary
Laos
32.3%
in 2025
Suriname
32.5%
in 2024
Laos rank
19th
Suriname rank
18th
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary over time
- Laos
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 32.5% against 32.3% in Laos, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Suriname ahead.
Laos ranks 19th and Suriname ranks 18th of 178 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.0% | 25.7% | 0.7% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 23.2% | 0.6% | Suriname |
| 2020s | 28.1% | 31.5% | 3.3% | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, Laos or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 32.5% against 32.3% in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between Laos and Suriname?
- 0.2%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Suriname?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Suriname rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Laos ranks 19th and Suriname ranks 18th of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper 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
February 2026 Data Release