Laos vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Secondary education, general pupils, per capita

Laos
0.0941 units per person
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0539 units per person
in 2018
Laos rank
33rd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
35th

Secondary education, general pupils, per capita over time

  • Laos
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Laos currently reports 0.0941 units per person against 0.0539 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0402 units per person.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Laos ranks 33rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 35th of 204 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0107 units per person 0.0193 units per person 0.0086 units per person Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 0.0244 units per person 0.0274 units per person 0.003 units per person Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 0.0323 units per person 0.03 units per person 0.0023 units per person Laos
2000s 0.0614 units per person 0.0392 units per person 0.0222 units per person Laos
2010s 0.0856 units per person 0.0526 units per person 0.033 units per person Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, general pupils, per capita, Laos or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Laos, at 0.0941 units per person against 0.0539 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2018.
What is the difference in secondary education, general pupils, per capita between Laos and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.0402 units per person, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Sub-Saharan Africa?
44 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Laos and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for secondary education, general pupils, per capita?
Laos ranks 33rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 35th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, general pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 9,345 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.