ALECSO: Least Developed Countries vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
0.4681 GPIA
in 2020
Lao People's Democratic Republic
0.6208 GPIA
in 2025
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries rank
147th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
150th
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education over time
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
How they compare
Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 0.6208 GPIA against 0.4681 GPIA in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, a difference of 0.1527 GPIA.
That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.3 times ALECSO: Least Developed Countries's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2001 it was ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ahead.
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 147th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 150th of 214 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, ALECSO: Least Developed Countries averaged higher in 2 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | ALECSO: Least Developed Countries | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8155 GPIA | 0.7135 GPIA | 0.1019 GPIA | ALECSO: Least Developed Countries |
| 2010s | 0.7846 GPIA | 0.7141 GPIA | 0.0706 GPIA | ALECSO: Least Developed Countries |
| 2020s | 0.4681 GPIA | 0.656 GPIA | 0.1879 GPIA | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education, ALECSO: Least Developed Countries or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 0.6208 GPIA against 0.4681 GPIA in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education between ALECSO: Least Developed Countries and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 0.1527 GPIA, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for ALECSO: Least Developed Countries and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2020.
- How do ALECSO: Least Developed Countries and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 147th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 150th of 214 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). 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