What is the difference in goal 4: quality education between Laos and Zimbabwe?

0 5 year moving average, with Laos ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Zimbabwe?

20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as GOAL 4: Quality Education (5 year moving average). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Laos vs Zimbabwe: GOAL 4: Quality Education

Laos

0.833 5 year moving average

in 2023

Zimbabwe

0.833 5 year moving average

in 2023

Laos rank

68th

Zimbabwe rank

68th

GOAL 4: Quality Education over time

Laos
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Laos currently reports 0.833 5 year moving average against 0.833 5 year moving average in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0 5 year moving average.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Laos ahead.

Laos ranks 68th and Zimbabwe ranks 68th of 214 countries.

Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Laos	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.3173 5 year moving average	0.222 5 year moving average	0.0953 5 year moving average	Laos
2010s	0.5925 5 year moving average	0.2665 5 year moving average	0.326 5 year moving average	Laos
2020s	0.9355 5 year moving average	0.822 5 year moving average	0.1135 5 year moving average	Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goal 4: quality education, Laos or Zimbabwe?: Laos, at 0.833 5 year moving average against 0.833 5 year moving average in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
What is the difference in goal 4: quality education between Laos and Zimbabwe?: 0 5 year moving average, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Zimbabwe?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do Laos and Zimbabwe rank globally for goal 4: quality education?: Laos ranks 68th and Zimbabwe ranks 68th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as GOAL 4: Quality Education (5 year moving average). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: GOAL 4: Quality Education (5 year moving average)
Unit: 5 year moving average
Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 215 places, 4,300 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

SDG Goal 4 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database