Laos vs WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes
Laos
65.7%
in 2025
WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
38.0%
in 2025
Laos rank
17th
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank
14th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time
- Laos
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Laos currently reports 65.7% against 38.0% in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 27.7%.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.7 times WB: Middle Income (july 2025)'s.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
Laos ranks 17th and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 14th of 184 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.7% | 52.3% | 0.4% | Laos |
| 2010s | 46.4% | 41.7% | 4.7% | Laos |
| 2020s | 56.9% | 38.6% | 18.3% | 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, Laos or WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Laos, at 65.7% against 38.0% in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Laos and WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 27.7%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Laos and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- Laos ranks 17th and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 14th of 184 countries.
- 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