What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Caribbean Small States and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

17.5%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean Small States and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Caribbean Small States vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes

Caribbean Small States

26.3%

in 2019

Lao People's Democratic Republic

43.8%

in 2019

Caribbean Small States rank

27th

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

26th

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time

Caribbean Small States
Lao People's Democratic Republic

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 43.8% against 26.3% in Caribbean Small States, a difference of 17.5%.

That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.7 times Caribbean Small States's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Lao People's Democratic Republic has been ahead every year.

Caribbean Small States ranks 27th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 26th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Caribbean Small States	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Difference	Ahead
1990s	30.9%	55.1%	24.2%	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s	28.0%	52.0%	24.0%	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s	26.3%	45.8%	19.5%	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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes, Caribbean Small States or Lao People's Democratic Republic?: Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 43.8% against 26.3% in Caribbean Small States as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Caribbean Small States and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 17.5%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean Small States and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Caribbean Small States and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?: Caribbean Small States ranks 27th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 26th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 3,194 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of youth of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official upper secondary school age.