Gambia vs Laos: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower
Gambia
23.7%
in 2025
Laos
21.7%
in 2025
Gambia rank
26th
Laos rank
27th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time
- Gambia
- Laos
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 23.7% against 21.7% in Laos, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 26th and Laos ranks 27th of 169 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.5% | 17.9% | 22.6% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 34.1% | 13.1% | 21.0% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 24.5% | 19.7% | 4.8% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, Gambia or Laos?
- Gambia, at 23.7% against 21.7% in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Gambia and Laos?
- 2.0%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Laos?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Laos rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Gambia ranks 26th and Laos ranks 27th of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 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