Laos vs Myanmar (Burma)
Laos vs Myanmar (Burma): Girls in primary school
Girls in primary school: 90.7% in Laos in 2018 and 88.4% in Myanmar (Burma) in 2010, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2010 the value was higher in Laos, by 4.1 percentage points, or 1.05 times that in Myanmar (Burma).
% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data
What the numbers say
- Laos has been higher since 2010, when it overtook Myanmar (Burma).
- The world as a whole: 87.9% in 2010.
Every year
% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data
| Year | Laos | Myanmar (Burma) | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 90.7 | – | 88.2 |
| 2017 | 91.7 | – | 88.2 |
| 2016 | 92.9 | – | 88.3 |
| 2015 | 94 | – | 88.2 |
| 2014 | 95.4 | – | 88.3 |
| 2013 | 94.9 | – | 88.2 |
| 2012 | 92.8 | – | 88.2 |
| 2011 | 92.9 | – | 88.1 |
| 2010 | 92.5 | 88.4 | 87.9 |
| 2009 | 88 | 88.1 | 87.9 |
| 2008 | 85.1 | 89.4 | 87.6 |
| 2007 | 82.4 | – | 87.2 |
| 2006 | 79.6 | 88 | 86 |
| 2005 | 78.2 | 88.8 | 85.4 |
| 2004 | 76.8 | 88.7 | 84.7 |
| 2003 | 75.6 | 90.2 | 83.5 |
| 2002 | 73 | 88.3 | 81.4 |
| 2001 | 71.9 | 89.8 | 81 |
| 2000 | 72.3 | 88.7 | 80.7 |
| 1999 | 71.4 | – | 79.9 |
| 1998 | 70.4 | – | 78.9 |
| 1997 | 67.1 | – | 78.1 |
| 1996 | 64.5 | – | 77.9 |
| 1995 | – | – | 78 |
| 1994 | 61.6 | – | 78.3 |
| 1993 | 58.1 | – | 78 |
| 1992 | 53.7 | – | 77.7 |
| 1991 | – | – | 77.8 |
| 1990 | – | – | 77.3 |
| 1989 | – | – | 77.6 |
| 1988 | – | – | 76.6 |
| 1987 | – | – | 75.8 |
| 1986 | – | – | 75.3 |
| 1985 | – | – | 74 |
| 1980 | – | 69.3 | 75.8 |
| 1975 | – | 63 | 72.9 |
| 1970 | – | 61 | 69 |
| 1965 | – | 44 | 66 |
| 1960 | – | 33.2 | 63.1 |
| 1955 | – | 44.7 | 57.4 |
| 1950 | – | 18 | 51.4 |
| 1945 | – | 16.6 | 43.5 |
| 1940 | – | 15.3 | 40 |
| 1935 | – | 13.9 | 38.2 |
| 1930 | – | 12.6 | 36.4 |
| 1925 | – | 11.2 | 33 |
| 1920 | – | 9.9 | 30.5 |
| 1915 | – | 8.5 | 29.2 |
| 1910 | – | 7.2 | 28.1 |
| 1905 | – | 2.2 | 25.1 |
| 1900 | – | 4.9 | 23.3 |
| 1895 | – | 1.3 | 21.8 |
| 1890 | – | 3 | 20 |
| 1885 | – | 2.1 | 19 |
| 1880 | – | 1.4 | 17.2 |
| 1875 | – | 1 | 15.7 |
| 1870 | – | 0.6 | 13.2 |
| 1865 | – | 0.4 | 10.6 |
| 1860 | – | 0.3 | 9.3 |
| 1855 | – | 0.2 | 8 |
| 1850 | – | 0.1 | 6.8 |
| 1845 | – | 0.1 | 5.9 |
| 1840 | – | 0 | 5.2 |
| 1835 | – | 0 | 4.5 |
| 1830 | – | 0 | 4 |
| 1825 | – | 0 | 3.5 |
| 1820 | – | 0 | 3.1 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of girls of primary-school age who are enrolled in school.
- Source: Our World in Data, joining historical estimates to the World Bank’s.
- Ranks count the 97 countries with a value in 2012, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Laos vs Myanmar (Burma)
Health
- Life expectancyLaos: 69 years in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 66.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityLaos: 2.9 per 100 live births in 2024Myanmar (Burma): 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityLaos: 31.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterLaos: 17.9% in 2022Myanmar (Burma): 57.4% in 2022
- DepressionLaos: 2.91% in 2017Myanmar (Burma): 2.3% in 2017
- Suicide rateLaos: 8.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Myanmar (Burma): 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationLaos: 7.67 million people in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 54.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthLaos: 1.38% a year in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 0.69% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateLaos: 2.42 births per woman in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 2.12 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationLaos: 40.3% in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 30.6% in 2025
- Median ageLaos: 24.3 years in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 29.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overLaos: 4.5% in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 7.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateLaos: -1.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Myanmar (Burma): -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingLaos: 0.19% of GDP in 2013Myanmar (Burma): 6.61% of GDP in 2024
- Military spending in US dollarsLaos: $21.8M in 2013Myanmar (Burma): $4.65B in 2024
- Military spending per personLaos: $3 in 2013Myanmar (Burma): $92 in 2024
- Military share of state spendingLaos: 0.8% of government spending in 2013Myanmar (Burma): 32% of government spending in 2024
- Armed forces personnelLaos: 129,000 people in 2020Myanmar (Burma): 463,000 people in 2020
- National powerLaos: 0.06% of world capability in 2022Myanmar (Burma): 0.53% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersLaos: 4.08% of the labour force in 2020Myanmar (Burma): 1.94% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsLaos: 7 million TIV in 2024Myanmar (Burma): 70 million TIV in 2025