Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Lao People's Democratic Republic

Lao People's Democratic Republic: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 41.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
41.6%
Change on year
up 11.6%
World rank
30th
of 142 countries
All-time high
53.2%
in 1992
All-time low
33.8%
in 2016
Years of data
24
1992–2019

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1992–2019

02040601992200520191992: 53.2 %1997: 44.5 %1998: 45.5 %1999: 43.5 %2000: 45.4 %2001: 46.3 %2002: 47.3 %2003: 43.1 %2004: 41.3 %2005: 40.5 %2006: 43.7 %2007: 43.1 %2008: 44.4 %2009: 40.2 %2010: 43.3 %2011: 46.3 %2012: 48.5 %2013: 48.6 %2014: 44.3 %2015: 40.4 %2016: 33.8 %2017: 35.2 %2018: 37.2 %2019: 41.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 41.6%.

The figure is up 11.6% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 53.2% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 33.8%, in 2016.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 30th of 142 countries on this measure, 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, male in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%) in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1992 to 2019.
Year % Change
1992 53.2%
1997 44.5% -16.4%
1998 45.5% +2.3%
1999 43.5% -4.3%
2000 45.4% +4.4%
2001 46.3% +1.9%
2002 47.3% +2.3%
2003 43.1% -8.9%
2004 41.3% -4.3%
2005 40.5% -1.9%
2006 43.7% +8.0%
2007 43.1% -1.4%
2008 44.4% +2.8%
2009 40.2% -9.3%
2010 43.3% +7.7%
2011 46.3% +6.8%
2012 48.5% +4.7%
2013 48.6% +0.3%
2014 44.3% -8.8%
2015 40.4% -8.8%
2016 33.8% -16.3%
2017 35.2% +4.1%
2018 37.2% +5.7%
2019 41.6% +11.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 46.7% 43.5% 53.2% 4
2000s 43.5% 40.2% 47.3% 10
2010s 41.9% 33.8% 48.6% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 41.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
The highest recorded value was 53.2% in 1992.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 33.8% in 2016.
How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 30th out of 142 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 2,983 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of males of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official upper secondary school age.