Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 43.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1992–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lao People's Democratic Republic recorded 43.8% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in 2019.
That represents a change of up 9.6% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 61.8% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 37.3%, in 2016.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 26th out of 147 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 61.8% | — |
| 1997 | 56.2% | -9.2% |
| 1998 | 56.0% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 54.3% | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 55.4% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 55.7% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 56.5% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 52.1% | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 50.2% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 49.5% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 51.6% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 50.9% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 51.3% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 46.7% | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 48.9% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 51.8% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 53.1% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 52.5% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 48.1% | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 44.1% | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 37.3% | -15.4% |
| 2017 | 38.3% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 40.0% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 43.8% | +9.6% |
Lao People's Democratic Republic compared with similar countries
- Lao People's Democratic Republic's 43.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 36.9%, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Lao People's Democratic Republic's 43.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22.3%, 2.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.1% | 54.3% | 61.8% | 4 |
| 2000s | 52.0% | 46.7% | 56.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.8% | 37.3% | 53.1% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 43.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 61.8% in 1992.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.3% in 2016.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 26th out of 147 countries with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of youth of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official upper secondary school age.