Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 7.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lao People's Democratic Republic recorded 7.6% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.0% on the previous year and up 38.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 10.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2017.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 92nd out of 109 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5.3% | — |
| 2015 | 5.5% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | -30.4% |
| 2022 | 10.1% | +165.8% |
| 2023 | 7.6% | -25.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.9% | 3.8% | 5.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 7.6% | 10.1% | 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 rate, completed upper secondary education or in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 7.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 10.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2017.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 92nd out of 109 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.7%. 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 rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release