Cuba vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Primary education, pupils, gaps filled

Cuba
698,052
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic
739,554
in 2025
Cuba rank
96th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
94th

Primary education, pupils, gaps filled over time

  • Cuba
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M197119982025

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 739,554 against 698,052 in Cuba, a difference of 41,502.

That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 96th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 94th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 4 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1970s 1.70 million 331,616 1.37 million Cuba
1980s 1.22 million 506,950 709,467 Cuba
1990s 994,906 694,320 300,586 Cuba
2000s 926,357 875,663 50,695 Cuba
2010s 765,102 849,364 84,261 Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s 735,930 747,492 11,562 Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, gaps filled, Cuba or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 739,554 against 698,052 in Cuba as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, gaps filled between Cuba and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
41,502, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Cuba and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for primary education, pupils, gaps filled?
Cuba ranks 96th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 94th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 11,866 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils with 569 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.