What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

1.38 million number, with Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

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 (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

1.61 million number

in 2019

Lao People's Democratic Republic

227,366 number

in 2019

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

36th

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

34th

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

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Lao People's Democratic Republic

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 1.61 million number against 227,366 number in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 1.38 million number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 7.1 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.

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

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 36th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 34th of 45 groups.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4.48 million number	320,192 number	4.16 million number	Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s	2.58 million number	268,910 number	2.31 million number	Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s	1.83 million number	186,754 number	1.64 million number	Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

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 (IDA & IBRD countries) or Lao People's Democratic Republic?: Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), at 1.61 million number against 227,366 number in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 1.38 million number, with Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2019.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 36th and Lao People's Democratic Republic 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/