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 20.6% 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 20.6% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023.
The figure is down 14.0% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Lao People’s Democratic Republic peaked at 24.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 2017.
Lao People’s Democratic Republic ranks 120th of 142 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.5% | 14.6% | 19.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 22.3% | 20.6% | 24.0% | 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)
- School enrollment, primary 93.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0028 units per person (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 20.6% 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 24.0% 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 14.6% 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 120th out of 142 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 4.2%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release