Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Laos
Laos: Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes was 96.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Laos, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Laos is 96.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Laos peaked at 96.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 77.5%, in 2000.
That places Laos 49th out of 83 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Laos, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 77.5% | — |
| 2006 | 89.0% | +14.8% |
| 2012 | 88.8% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 95.5% | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 96.0% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.3% | 77.5% | 89.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 92.1% | 88.8% | 95.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 96.0% | 96.0% | 96.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More education data for Laos
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 23.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11,991 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,854 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 22,851 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 25.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 23,391 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 20.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Laos?
- Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Laos was 96.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.5% in 2000.
- How does Laos rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes?
- Laos ranks 49th out of 83 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. 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, primary education, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release