Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes was 162,506 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1992–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 162,506 number.
That represents a change of up 11.7% on the previous year and up 46.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 175,837 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 91,714 number, in 1997.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 32nd of 150 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 121,018 number | — |
| 1993 | 110,639 number | -8.6% |
| 1994 | 102,414 number | -7.4% |
| 1997 | 91,714 number | -10.4% |
| 1998 | 93,436 number | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 106,987 number | +14.5% |
| 2000 | 118,471 number | +10.7% |
| 2001 | 126,927 number | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 120,487 number | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 121,896 number | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 119,845 number | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 123,970 number | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 127,872 number | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 130,991 number | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 120,159 number | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 111,196 number | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 175,837 number | +58.1% |
| 2011 | 170,528 number | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 150,617 number | -11.7% |
| 2013 | 135,775 number | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 112,737 number | -17.0% |
| 2015 | 107,128 number | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 131,953 number | +23.2% |
| 2017 | 128,190 number | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 145,502 number | +13.5% |
| 2019 | 162,506 number | +11.7% |
Lao People's Democratic Republic compared with similar countries
- Lao People's Democratic Republic's 162,506 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 62,401 number, 2.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Lao People's Democratic Republic's 162,506 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16,637 number, 9.8× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Lao People's Democratic Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +58.1% | 111,196 number | 175,837 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 104,368 number | 91,714 number | 121,018 number | 6 |
| 2000s | 122,181 number | 111,196 number | 130,991 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 142,077 number | 107,128 number | 175,837 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic
More education data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 35,584 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 16,396 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 116,303 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 115,863 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 532,092 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 739,554 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.0716 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0939 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 162,506 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 175,837 number in 2010.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 91,714 number in 1997.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 32nd out of 150 countries with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.