Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Turkmenistan: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes

Lao People's Democratic Republic
1.36 million number
in 2019
Turkmenistan
1.30 million number
in 2020
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
86th
Turkmenistan rank
89th

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes over time

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Turkmenistan
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How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 1.36 million number against 1.30 million number in Turkmenistan, a difference of 54,990 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Turkmenistan ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 86th and Turkmenistan ranks 89th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
1990s 748,426 number 979,116 number 230,690 number Turkmenistan
2000s 782,640 number 999,944 number 217,305 number Turkmenistan
2010s 980,484 number 1.11 million number 128,351 number Turkmenistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, both sexes, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Turkmenistan?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 1.36 million number against 1.30 million number in Turkmenistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Turkmenistan?
54,990 number, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Turkmenistan?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Turkmenistan rank globally for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 86th and Turkmenistan ranks 89th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory 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
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed

Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.