Laos vs Yemen: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary
Laos
32.0%
in 2025
Yemen
34.7%
in 2016
Laos rank
20th
Yemen rank
17th
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary over time
- Laos
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 34.7% against 32.0% in Laos, a difference of 2.7%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.
Laos ranks 20th and Yemen ranks 17th of 171 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.9% | 37.6% | 9.7% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 33.6% | 13.2% | Yemen |
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 Yemen?
- Yemen, at 34.7% against 32.0% in Laos as of 2016.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between Laos and Yemen?
- 2.7%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Yemen?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
- How do Laos and Yemen rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Laos ranks 20th and Yemen ranks 17th of 171 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, male (%). 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