What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female between IBRD only and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

15.4%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

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

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

IBRD only vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female

IBRD only

30.7%

in 2019

Lao People's Democratic Republic

46.1%

in 2019

IBRD only rank

23rd

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

26th

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

IBRD only
Lao People's Democratic Republic

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 46.1% against 30.7% in IBRD only, a difference of 15.4%.

That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.5 times IBRD only's.

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

IBRD only ranks 23rd 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	IBRD only	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Difference	Ahead
1990s	52.4%	66.0%	13.6%	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s	44.9%	60.6%	15.8%	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s	32.5%	49.7%	17.2%	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, female, IBRD only or Lao People's Democratic Republic?: Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 46.1% against 30.7% in IBRD only as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female between IBRD only and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 15.4%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IBRD only and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do IBRD only and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?: IBRD only ranks 23rd and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 26th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as Out-of-school rate for youth of 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 188 places, 2,990 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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