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

13.5%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

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

23 years are reported by both, from 1997 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.

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

Lao People's Democratic Republic

43.8%

in 2019

Small states

30.3%

in 2019

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

26th

Small states rank

26th

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

Lao People's Democratic Republic
Small states

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 43.8% against 30.3% in Small states, a difference of 13.5%.

That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.4 times Small states's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Lao People's Democratic Republic has been ahead every year.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 26th and Small states ranks 26th of 147 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	Small states	Difference	Ahead
1990s	55.5%	42.2%	13.3%	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s	52.0%	35.9%	16.1%	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s	45.8%	30.7%	15.1%	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, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Small states?: Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 43.8% against 30.3% in Small states as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Small states?: 13.5%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Small states?: 23 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2019.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Small states rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?: Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 26th and Small states ranks 26th of 147 countries.
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.