ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) vs Laos: School age population, early childhood educational development

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
16.60 million
in 2024
Laos
231,264
in 2025
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank
36th
Laos rank
38th

School age population, early childhood educational development over time

  • ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
  • Laos
05.0M10.0M15.0M199820112025

How they compare

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) currently reports 16.60 million against 231,264 in Laos, a difference of 16.37 million.

That makes ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)'s figure about 71.8 times Laos's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) has been ahead every year.

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 36th and Laos ranks 38th of 187 groups.

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) Laos Difference Ahead
1990s 11.57 million 251,036 11.32 million ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
2000s 12.58 million 238,598 12.34 million ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
2010s 15.76 million 232,941 15.53 million ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
2020s 16.60 million 234,811 16.37 million ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood educational development, ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) or Laos?
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), at 16.60 million against 231,264 in Laos as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, early childhood educational development between ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) and Laos?
16.37 million, with ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) and Laos?
27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
How do ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) and Laos rank globally for school age population, early childhood educational development?
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 36th and Laos ranks 38th of 187 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
291 places, 5,922 data points, 1972–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release