Lao People's Democratic Republic vs North America: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes

Lao People's Democratic Republic
185,713 number
in 2019
North America
528,257 number
in 2019
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
44th
North America rank
41st

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • North America
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How they compare

North America currently reports 528,257 number against 185,713 number in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 342,544 number.

That makes North America's figure about 2.8 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, North America has been ahead every year.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 44th and North America ranks 41st of 147 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic North America Difference Ahead
1990s 188,656 number 1.66 million number 1.47 million number North America
2000s 218,346 number 1.68 million number 1.46 million number North America
2010s 195,100 number 974,411 number 779,311 number North America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes, Lao People's Democratic Republic or North America?
North America, at 528,257 number against 185,713 number in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Lao People's Democratic Republic and North America?
342,544 number, with North America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and North America?
24 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2019.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and North America rank globally for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 44th and North America ranks 41st of 147 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 3,225 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of upper secondary school age youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.