Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Panama: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary

Lao People's Democratic Republic
24.2%
in 2019
Panama
19.8%
in 2017
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
21st
Panama rank
24th

Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary over time

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Panama
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How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 24.2% against 19.8% in Panama, a difference of 4.4%.

That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.2 times Panama's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Lao People's Democratic Republic has been ahead every year.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 21st and Panama ranks 24th of 137 countries.

Lao People's Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic Panama Difference Ahead
1990s 38.6% 17.9% 20.7% Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s 34.9% 14.1% 20.8% Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 23.9% 14.8% 9.0% Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Panama?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 24.2% against 19.8% in Panama as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Panama?
4.4%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Panama?
14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Panama rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 21st and Panama ranks 24th of 137 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary 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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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
180 places, 4,050 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Proportion of children, adolescents, and youth in the official age range for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education who are not enrolled in primary, lower secondary, or upper secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education enrolled in primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/