Lao People's Democratic Republic vs UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: School age population, early childhood educational development
Lao People's Democratic Republic
231,264
in 2025
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
16.60 million
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
38th
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank
36th
School age population, early childhood educational development over time
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
How they compare
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 16.60 million against 231,264 in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 16.37 million.
That makes UIS: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 71.8 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, UIS: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 38th and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 36th of 104 countries.
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lao People's Democratic Republic | UIS: Sub-saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 252,002 | 11.38 million | 11.13 million | UIS: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 235,242 | 16.56 million | 16.32 million | UIS: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 234,811 | 16.60 million | 16.37 million | UIS: Sub-saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, early childhood educational development, Lao People's Democratic Republic or UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, at 16.60 million against 231,264 in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school age population, early childhood educational development between Lao People's Democratic Republic and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- 16.37 million, with UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 38th and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 36th of 104 countries.
- 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
February 2026 Data Release