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

4.8%, 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.

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

Lao People's Democratic Republic

46.1%

in 2019

Panama

41.3%

in 2017

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

26th

Panama rank

29th

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

Lao People's Democratic Republic
Panama

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 46.1% against 41.3% in Panama, a difference of 4.8%.

That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.1 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 26th and Panama ranks 29th of 143 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	65.3%	38.0%	27.3%	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s	61.0%	36.1%	24.8%	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s	51.6%	33.8%	17.8%	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, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Panama?: Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 46.1% against 41.3% in Panama as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Panama?: 4.8%, 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female?: Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 26th and Panama ranks 29th of 143 countries.
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.