Laos vs WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male
Laos
64.6%
in 2025
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
31.0%
in 2025
Laos rank
17th
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank
20th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male over time
- Laos
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Laos currently reports 64.6% against 31.0% in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 33.6%.
That makes Laos's figure about 2.1 times WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
Laos ranks 17th and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 20th of 179 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.7% | 41.1% | 3.6% | Laos |
| 2010s | 42.7% | 34.3% | 8.4% | Laos |
| 2020s | 55.2% | 31.4% | 23.8% | 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, male, Laos or WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Laos, at 64.6% against 31.0% in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male between Laos and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 33.6%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Laos and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Laos ranks 17th and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 20th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper 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