Laos vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper

Laos
35.5%
in 2019
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
22.6%
in 2019
Laos rank
21st
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
21st

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper over time

  • Laos
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

Laos currently reports 35.5% against 22.6% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 12.9%.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.6 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.

Laos ranks 21st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 21st of 138 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1990s 51.3% 38.6% 12.7% Laos
2000s 46.3% 30.9% 15.4% Laos
2010s 36.0% 24.7% 11.3% Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper, Laos or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Laos, at 35.5% against 22.6% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Laos and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
12.9%, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
24 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2019.
How do Laos and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
Laos ranks 21st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 21st of 138 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 4,097 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of adolescents and youth of lower secondary and upper 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/