Duration of compulsory education in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Duration of compulsory education was 9 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
9 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
115th
of 200 countries
All-time high
9 years
in 2016
All-time low
5 years
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Duration of compulsory education in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Lao People's Democratic Republic recorded 9 years for duration of compulsory education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 80.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 9 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5 years, in 1998.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 115th of 200 countries on this measure, 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 21,845 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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, per capita 0.0028 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of compulsory education in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Duration of compulsory education in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 9 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 9 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 years in 1998.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 115th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Duration of compulsory education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release