Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor gender in Laos
Laos: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor gender was 0.592 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Laos, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Laos recorded 0.592 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2023.
That represents a change of down 11.6% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Laos peaked at 0.67 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4336 GPIA, in 2010.
That places Laos 94th out of 108 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor gender in Laos, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.4336 GPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.5217 GPIA | +20.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5141 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.67 GPIA | +30.3% |
| 2023 | 0.592 GPIA | -11.6% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.592 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5961 GPIA, 99% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.592 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.03 GPIA, 57% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4898 GPIA | 0.4336 GPIA | 0.5217 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.631 GPIA | 0.592 GPIA | 0.67 GPIA | 2 |
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 educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Laos?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Laos was 0.592 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.67 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4336 GPIA in 2010.
- How does Laos rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Laos ranks 94th out of 108 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. 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 Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release