Laos vs Lebanon: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary
Laos
32.5%
in 2025
Lebanon
30.5%
in 2024
Laos rank
18th
Lebanon rank
21st
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary over time
- Laos
- Lebanon
How they compare
Laos currently reports 32.5% against 30.5% in Lebanon, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Lebanon's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 18th and Lebanon ranks 21st of 171 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 1 and Lebanon in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.4% | 25.1% | 7.3% | Laos |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 31.0% | 6.7% | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 28.8% | 31.8% | 3.1% | Lebanon |
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 Lebanon?
- Laos, at 32.5% against 30.5% in Lebanon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between Laos and Lebanon?
- 2.0%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Lebanon?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Lebanon rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Laos ranks 18th and Lebanon ranks 21st 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, 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