Laos vs Nepal: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Laos
96.6%
in 2025
Nepal
97.8%
in 2025
Laos rank
53rd
Nepal rank
50th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Laos
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 97.8% against 96.6% in Laos, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 53rd and Nepal ranks 50th of 190 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 1 and Nepal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.7% | 93.3% | 2.4% | Laos |
| 2000s | 97.0% | 97.0% | 0.1% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 97.1% | 98.3% | 1.1% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 96.4% | 97.6% | 1.1% | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in, Laos or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 97.8% against 96.6% in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Laos and Nepal?
- 1.2%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Nepal?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Nepal rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Laos ranks 53rd and Nepal ranks 50th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper 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