Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 16.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1992–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Lao People's Democratic Republic is 16.2%, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 8.2% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 35.3% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2014.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 20th of 148 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 35.3% | — |
| 1993 | 30.1% | -14.7% |
| 1994 | 26.2% | -13.0% |
| 1997 | 22.2% | -15.0% |
| 1998 | 19.9% | -10.5% |
| 1999 | 21.1% | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 21.0% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 22.0% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 20.3% | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 18.5% | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 18.1% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 17.6% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 16.9% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 15.9% | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 13.9% | -12.5% |
| 2009 | 12.4% | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 12.8% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 13.3% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 12.2% | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 10.5% | -14.4% |
| 2014 | 9.0% | -14.4% |
| 2015 | 9.9% | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 12.4% | +24.8% |
| 2017 | 13.1% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 15.0% | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 16.2% | +8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.8% | 19.9% | 35.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 17.7% | 12.4% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 9.0% | 16.2% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 16.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 35.3% in 1992.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2014.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 20th out of 148 countries with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. 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 rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/