What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Laos?

1.09 million number, with Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Laos?

26 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Laos: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

1.32 million number

in 2019

Laos

227,366 number

in 2019

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank

37th

Laos rank

34th

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary over time

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Laos

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) currently reports 1.32 million number against 227,366 number in Laos, a difference of 1.09 million number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s figure about 5.8 times Laos's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 37th and Laos ranks 34th of 45 groups.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)	Laos	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3.95 million number	320,192 number	3.63 million number	Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s	2.24 million number	268,910 number	1.97 million number	Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s	1.56 million number	186,754 number	1.37 million number	Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Laos?: Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), at 1.32 million number against 227,366 number in Laos as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Laos?: 1.09 million number, with Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Laos?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2019.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Laos rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 37th and Laos ranks 34th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,726 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/