Which has higher primary education, pupils, Central African Republic or Laos?

Central African Republic, at 813,767 against 739,554 in Laos as of 2016.

What is the difference in primary education, pupils between Central African Republic and Laos?

74,213, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Laos?

31 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central African Republic vs Laos: Primary education, pupils

Central African Republic

813,767

in 2016

Laos

739,554

in 2025

Central African Republic rank

92nd

Laos rank

94th

Primary education, pupils over time

Central African Republic
Laos

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 813,767 against 739,554 in Laos, a difference of 74,213.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.

Central African Republic ranks 92nd and Laos ranks 94th of 206 countries.

Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Laos	Difference	Ahead
1970s	211,883	341,908	130,025	Laos
1980s	276,972	495,889	218,916	Laos
1990s	303,344	573,666	270,322	Laos
2000s	462,798	880,567	417,769	Laos
2010s	690,331	882,096	191,764	Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, Central African Republic or Laos?: Central African Republic, at 813,767 against 739,554 in Laos as of 2016.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils between Central African Republic and Laos?: 74,213, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Laos?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do Central African Republic and Laos rank globally for primary education, pupils?: Central African Republic ranks 92nd and Laos ranks 94th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Primary education, pupils
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.