Bangladesh vs Laos: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Bangladesh
3.7%
in 2024
Laos
4.2%
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
78th
Laos rank
75th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- Bangladesh
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 4.2% against 3.7% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Laos ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 78th and Laos ranks 75th of 185 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.0% | 40.8% | 31.8% | Laos |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 20.0% | 7.4% | Laos |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 5.3% | 0.8% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2, Bangladesh or Laos?
- Laos, at 4.2% against 3.7% in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Bangladesh and Laos?
- 0.5%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Laos?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Laos rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Bangladesh ranks 78th and Laos ranks 75th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, 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