East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Laos: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
24.7%
in 2019
Laos
41.6%
in 2019
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
29th
Laos rank
30th

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

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Laos
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How they compare

Laos currently reports 41.6% against 24.7% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 16.9%.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.7 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 29th and Laos ranks 30th of 45 groups.

Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Laos Difference Ahead
1990s 36.6% 44.5% 8.0% Laos
2000s 35.0% 43.5% 8.6% Laos
2010s 25.9% 41.9% 16.0% Laos

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, male, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Laos?
Laos, at 41.6% against 24.7% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Laos?
16.9%, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Laos?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Laos rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 29th and Laos ranks 30th 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, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 2,983 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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