Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Zimbabwe: Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita
Lao People's Democratic Republic
10.4%
in 2025
Zimbabwe
10.5%
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
53rd
Zimbabwe rank
51st
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita over time
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 10.5% against 10.4% in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 53rd and Zimbabwe ranks 51st of 203 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.2% | 11.2% | 15.0% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2000s | 24.1% | 4.2% | 19.9% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 15.2% | 9.4% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 10.8% | 2.2% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 10.5% against 10.4% in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Zimbabwe?
- 0.1%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Zimbabwe?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Zimbabwe rank globally for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 53rd and Zimbabwe ranks 51st of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) not enrolled in any level of education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.