Cambodia vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Cambodia
97.9%
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic
98.2%
in 2025
Cambodia rank
64th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
61st
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Cambodia
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
How they compare
Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 98.2% against 97.9% in Cambodia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Cambodia ahead.
Cambodia ranks 64th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 61st of 219 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 3 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 94.2% | 65.5% | 28.6% | Cambodia |
| 1990s | 97.2% | 98.6% | 1.4% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2000s | 97.9% | 98.8% | 0.9% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2010s | 99.6% | 99.0% | 0.6% | Cambodia |
| 2020s | 98.7% | 98.7% | 0.1% | Cambodia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general, Cambodia or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 98.2% against 97.9% in Cambodia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between Cambodia and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 0.3%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Cambodia and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Cambodia ranks 64th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 61st of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). 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