What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Lao People's Democratic Republic and OECD members?

2.96 million number, with OECD members ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and OECD members?

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.

Lao People's Democratic Republic vs OECD members: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Lao People's Democratic Republic

227,366 number

in 2019

OECD members

3.19 million number

in 2019

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

34th

OECD members rank

32nd

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

Lao People's Democratic Republic
OECD members

How they compare

OECD members currently reports 3.19 million number against 227,366 number in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 2.96 million number.

That makes OECD members's figure about 14.0 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, OECD members has been ahead every year.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 34th and OECD members ranks 32nd of 149 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lao People's Democratic Republic	OECD members	Difference	Ahead
1990s	320,192 number	8.44 million number	8.12 million number	OECD members
2000s	268,910 number	4.28 million number	4.01 million number	OECD members
2010s	186,754 number	3.48 million number	3.30 million number	OECD members

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, Lao People's Democratic Republic or OECD members?: OECD members, at 3.19 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic and OECD members?: 2.96 million number, with OECD members ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and OECD members?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2019.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and OECD members rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 34th and OECD members ranks 32nd of 149 countries.
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/