Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender in Laos
Laos: Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender was 0.9856 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.9856 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
141st
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.9856 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.5625 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Laos, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Laos stood at 0.9856 modelled data. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Laos peaked at 0.9856 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5625 modelled data, in 1981.
Laos ranks 141st of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender in Laos, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.5625 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.5737 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.5862 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.6 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.6176 modelled data | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.6408 modelled data | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 0.6661 modelled data | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 0.6946 modelled data | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 0.7193 modelled data | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 0.7314 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.7403 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.7331 modelled data | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.719 modelled data | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.6968 modelled data | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.6886 modelled data | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.6921 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.7073 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7202 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.737 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.7513 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.767 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7802 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7904 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7956 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8055 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8198 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.8363 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.848 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8571 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8661 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8744 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8852 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8941 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9018 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9126 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9247 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9255 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9329 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9441 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9565 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9665 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9734 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9771 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9813 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.9856 modelled data | +0.4% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.9856 modelled data is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 modelled data, 90% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.9856 modelled data is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.07 modelled data, 92% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.629 modelled data | 0.5625 modelled data | 0.7193 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.7166 modelled data | 0.6886 modelled data | 0.7403 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8051 modelled data | 0.7513 modelled data | 0.8571 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9061 modelled data | 0.8661 modelled data | 0.9441 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9734 modelled data | 0.9565 modelled data | 0.9856 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 138 Bulgaria 0.9926 modelled data compare
- 139 Azerbaijan 0.9901 modelled data compare
- 140 Tajikistan 0.9891 modelled data compare
- 142 Guatemala 0.9842 modelled data compare
- 143 Morocco 0.9642 modelled data compare
- 144 Mauritania 0.9549 modelled data compare
More education data for Laos
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 89.6 (2025)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 89.64 (2025)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 35,584 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 16,396 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 116,303 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 115,863 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 532,092 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 739,554 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.0716 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Laos?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Laos was 0.9856 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9856 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5625 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Laos rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Laos ranks 141st out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release