Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 0.8267 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 0.8267 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 0.8267 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7636 LPIA, in 2010.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 79th of 95 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.7636 LPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.8149 LPIA | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8107 LPIA | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.7981 LPIA | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.8267 LPIA | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7964 LPIA | 0.7636 LPIA | 0.8149 LPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.8124 LPIA | 0.7981 LPIA | 0.8267 LPIA | 2 |
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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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 93.14 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 93.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 0.8267 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8267 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7636 LPIA in 2010.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 79th out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release