Lao People's Democratic Republic vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Lao People's Democratic Republic
1.4%
in 2020
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
14.8%
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
143rd
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank
140th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 14.8% against 1.4% in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 13.4%.
That makes WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 10.4 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 143rd and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 140th of 168 countries.
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lao People's Democratic Republic | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.5% | 24.7% | 20.2% | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 22.2% | 19.5% | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 17.3% | 14.1% | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 17.8% | 16.4% | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
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, Lao People's Democratic Republic or WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), at 14.8% against 1.4% in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Lao People's Democratic Republic and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 13.4%, with WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2020.
- How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 143rd and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 140th of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). 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