What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female between Guatemala and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

0.6%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Guatemala vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female

Guatemala

63.7%

in 2025

Lao People's Democratic Republic

64.3%

in 2025

Guatemala rank

23rd

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

22nd

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female over time

Guatemala
Lao People's Democratic Republic

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 64.3% against 63.7% in Guatemala, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 23rd and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 22nd of 206 countries.

Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guatemala	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Difference	Ahead
2000s	66.5%	59.6%	6.8%	Guatemala
2010s	61.5%	51.1%	10.4%	Guatemala
2020s	66.7%	57.1%	9.6%	Guatemala

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, female, Guatemala or Lao People's Democratic Republic?: Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 64.3% against 63.7% in Guatemala as of 2025.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female between Guatemala and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 0.6%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Guatemala and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?: Guatemala ranks 23rd and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 22nd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (modelled data) (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage: 206 places, 5,356 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed: 06 September 2026

February 2026 Data Release