How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Laos?

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

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Laos: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

24.7%

in 2019

Laos

41.6%

in 2019

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

28th

Laos rank

30th

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

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
Laos

How they compare

Laos currently reports 41.6% against 24.7% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 16.9%.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.7 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

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

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 28th 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)	Laos	Difference	Ahead
1990s	36.8%	44.5%	7.7%	Laos
2000s	35.2%	43.5%	8.4%	Laos
2010s	26.0%	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 (IDA & IBRD countries) or Laos?: Laos, at 41.6% against 24.7% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Laos?: 16.9%, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Laos?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Laos rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?: East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 28th 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: 04 September 2026

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.