Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Malaysia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Lao People's Democratic Republic
0.4972 GPIA
in 2020
Malaysia
0.5474 GPIA
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
130th
Malaysia rank
127th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.5474 GPIA against 0.4972 GPIA in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.0502 GPIA.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 130th and Malaysia ranks 127th of 160 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 3 and Malaysia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9551 GPIA | 0.5493 GPIA | 0.4058 GPIA | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2000s | 0.7978 GPIA | 0.6466 GPIA | 0.1512 GPIA | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2010s | 1.06 GPIA | 0.6929 GPIA | 0.3713 GPIA | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2020s | 0.4972 GPIA | 0.7126 GPIA | 0.2154 GPIA | Malaysia |
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 Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.5474 GPIA against 0.4972 GPIA 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 Malaysia?
- 0.0502 GPIA, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Malaysia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2020.
- How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Malaysia rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 130th and Malaysia ranks 127th of 160 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). 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