Compulsory education, duration in Laos
Laos: Compulsory education, duration was 9 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Compulsory education, duration in Laos, 1998–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, compulsory education, duration in Laos stood at 9 years. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 80.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compulsory education, duration in Laos peaked at 9 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5 years, in 1998.
That places Laos 115th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.6 years | 5 years | 9 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9 years | 9 years | 9 years | 6 |
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More education data for Laos
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 93.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 21,845 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.4 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 92.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compulsory education, duration in Laos?
- Compulsory education, duration in Laos was 9 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest compulsory education, duration recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 9 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest compulsory education, duration recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 years in 1998.
- How does Laos rank for compulsory education, duration?
- Laos ranks 115th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is compulsory education, duration rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Compulsory education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Duration of compulsory education is the number of years that children are legally obliged to attend school.