Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Lao People's Democratic Republic

Lao People's Democratic Republic: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 23,009 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
23,009 number
Change on year
down 8.0%
World rank
32nd
of 132 countries
All-time high
45,109 number
in 2011
All-time low
23,009 number
in 2019
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2011–2019

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k2011201520192011: 45.1k number2012: 41.7k number2013: 38.5k number2014: 35.6k number2015: 34.1k number2016: 29.9k number2017: 28.5k number2018: 25.0k number2019: 23.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 23,009 number. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of down 8.0% on the previous year and down 49.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 45,109 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 23,009 number, in 2019.

That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 32nd out of 132 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, female (number) in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2011 to 2019.
Year number Change
2011 45,109 number
2012 41,654 number -7.7%
2013 38,521 number -7.5%
2014 35,621 number -7.5%
2015 34,113 number -4.2%
2016 29,898 number -12.4%
2017 28,472 number -4.8%
2018 25,003 number -12.2%
2019 23,009 number -8.0%

Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic

  1. 29 Algeria 39,500 number
  2. 30 Eritrea 36,655 number compare
  3. 31 Guatemala 30,430 number compare
  4. 33 Palestine, State of 22,622 number compare
  5. 34 Australia 22,212 number compare
  6. 35 Honduras 21,294 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 23,009 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
The highest recorded value was 45,109 number in 2011.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 23,009 number in 2019.
How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 32nd out of 132 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 49.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 children, one year younger than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 2,348 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Number of children one year before primary entry age who are not enrolled or attending pre-primary education during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/