Laos vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male

Laos
41.6%
in 2019
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
22.7%
in 2019
Laos rank
30th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
31st

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

  • Laos
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Laos currently reports 41.6% against 22.7% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 18.9%.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.8 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

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

Laos ranks 30th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 31st of 142 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 44.5% 33.1% 11.4% Laos
2000s 43.5% 31.0% 12.6% Laos
2010s 41.9% 25.0% 17.0% 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, Laos or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Laos, at 41.6% against 22.7% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male between Laos and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
18.9%, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Laos and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
Laos ranks 30th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 31st of 142 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, 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.