Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Lao People's Democratic Republic

Lao People's Democratic Republic: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both was 348,219 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
348,219 number
Change on year
up 10.4%
World rank
37th
of 142 countries
All-time high
411,015 number
in 2011
All-time low
279,095 number
in 1997
Years of data
24
1992–2019

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1992–2019

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1992200520191992: 305.5k number1997: 279.1k number1998: 285.0k number1999: 298.1k number2000: 320.6k number2001: 337.7k number2002: 341.5k number2003: 332.4k number2004: 329.4k number2005: 337.0k number2006: 357.3k number2007: 362.2k number2008: 357.5k number2009: 329.7k number2010: 328.3k number2011: 411.0k number2012: 392.5k number2013: 370.0k number2014: 324.0k number2015: 298.3k number2016: 292.1k number2017: 292.0k number2018: 315.4k number2019: 348.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Lao People's Democratic Republic is 348,219 number, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 10.4% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 411,015 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 279,095 number, in 1997.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 37th of 142 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1992 to 2019.
Year number Change
1992 305,548 number
1997 279,095 number -8.7%
1998 285,013 number +2.1%
1999 298,125 number +4.6%
2000 320,550 number +7.5%
2001 337,726 number +5.4%
2002 341,543 number +1.1%
2003 332,402 number -2.7%
2004 329,373 number -0.9%
2005 336,954 number +2.3%
2006 357,303 number +6.0%
2007 362,172 number +1.4%
2008 357,531 number -1.3%
2009 329,725 number -7.8%
2010 328,291 number -0.4%
2011 411,015 number +25.2%
2012 392,458 number -4.5%
2013 370,037 number -5.7%
2014 324,029 number -12.4%
2015 298,311 number -7.9%
2016 292,082 number -2.1%
2017 291,952 number -0.0%
2018 315,379 number +8.0%
2019 348,219 number +10.4%

Lao People's Democratic Republic compared with similar countries

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic's 348,219 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 264,922 number, 1.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic's 348,219 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 39,514 number, 8.8× the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 291,945 number 279,095 number 305,548 number 4
2000s 340,528 number 320,550 number 362,172 number 10
2010s 337,177 number 291,952 number 411,015 number 10

Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic

  1. 34 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 481,034 number compare
  2. 35 Honduras 468,094 number compare
  3. 36 Jordan 443,777 number compare
  4. 38 Mauritania 274,107 number compare
  5. 39 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 255,737 number compare
  6. 40 Uzbekistan 252,035 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 348,219 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
The highest recorded value was 411,015 number in 2011.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 279,095 number in 1997.
How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 37th out of 142 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 4,335 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of adolescents and youth of secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/