Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Laos
Laos: Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 29.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Laos, 1999–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Laos stood at 29.0%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 75.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Laos peaked at 29.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 2005.
Laos ranks 90th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Laos, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 20.1% | — |
| 2001 | 15.6% | -22.2% |
| 2004 | 21.3% | +36.6% |
| 2005 | 13.2% | -38.0% |
| 2009 | 16.6% | +25.4% |
| 2011 | 18.5% | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 17.6% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 23.2% | +31.7% |
| 2016 | 22.4% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 25.2% | +12.2% |
| 2018 | 29.0% | +15.1% |
| 2019 | 29.0% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.1% | 20.1% | 20.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 16.7% | 13.2% | 21.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 17.6% | 29.0% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More education data for Laos
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Laos?
- Female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Laos was 29.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 29.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 2005.
- How does Laos rank for female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Laos ranks 90th out of 113 countries with data for 2019.
- Is female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programmes, tertiary (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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