GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 vs Laos: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes
GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
35.7%
in 2025
Laos
65.7%
in 2025
GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
15th
Laos rank
17th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time
- GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 65.7% against 35.7% in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, a difference of 30.0%.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.8 times GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Laos ahead.
GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 15th and Laos ranks 17th of 39 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 averaged higher in 2 and Laos in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.2% | 52.7% | 2.5% | GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 |
| 2010s | 47.1% | 46.4% | 0.7% | GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 |
| 2020s | 41.3% | 56.9% | 15.6% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes, GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 or Laos?
- Laos, at 65.7% against 35.7% in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Laos?
- 30.0%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Laos?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Laos rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 15th and Laos ranks 17th of 39 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of 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