Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law was 57.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Lao People's Democratic Republic is 57.3%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.8% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 57.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 1999.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 46th of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 16.4% | — |
| 2001 | 31.9% | +94.7% |
| 2004 | 45.2% | +41.8% |
| 2005 | 41.3% | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 44.8% | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 48.7% | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 46.1% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 49.8% | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 49.2% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 50.7% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 52.2% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 57.3% | +9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.4% | 16.4% | 16.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 42.4% | 31.9% | 48.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 50.9% | 46.1% | 57.3% | 6 |
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More education data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0939 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 57.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
- What is the highest female share of graduates in business, administration and law recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 57.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in business, administration and law recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 1999.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for female share of graduates in business, administration and law?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 46th out of 95 countries with data for 2018.
- Is female share of graduates in business, administration and law rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law programmes, tertiary (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female share of graduates in the given field of education, tertiary is the number of female graduates expressed as a percentage of the total number of graduates in the given field of education from tertiary education.