Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Laos
Laos: Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender was 1.06 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.06 modelled data
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
80th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.06 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.3593 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Laos, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Laos is 1.06 modelled data, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Laos peaked at 1.06 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3593 modelled data, in 1981.
Laos ranks 80th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Laos, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.3593 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.3776 modelled data | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 0.3983 modelled data | +5.5% |
| 1984 | 0.4146 modelled data | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4329 modelled data | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 0.4467 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.4596 modelled data | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.4745 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.4935 modelled data | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 0.5185 modelled data | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 0.5454 modelled data | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 0.5643 modelled data | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.5628 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.552 modelled data | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.5408 modelled data | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5278 modelled data | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.5205 modelled data | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.5318 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.5542 modelled data | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5742 modelled data | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.599 modelled data | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6243 modelled data | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.648 modelled data | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.675 modelled data | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.701 modelled data | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.7293 modelled data | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7554 modelled data | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7776 modelled data | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.7915 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8096 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8283 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.841 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8551 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8775 modelled data | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.892 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9126 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9223 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9447 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9685 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9876 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.995 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.01 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 1.03 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 1.04 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 1.06 modelled data | +1.8% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 1.06 modelled data is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.04 modelled data, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Laos's 1.06 modelled data is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.17 modelled data, 91% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4285 modelled data | 0.3593 modelled data | 0.4935 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.5418 modelled data | 0.5185 modelled data | 0.5643 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6875 modelled data | 0.5742 modelled data | 0.7915 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8852 modelled data | 0.8096 modelled data | 0.9685 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 modelled data | 0.9876 modelled data | 1.06 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Laos
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, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Laos?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Laos was 1.06 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3593 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Laos rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Laos ranks 80th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. 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, upper 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