Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology was 57.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology 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 other fields than science, technology in Lao People's Democratic Republic is 57.2%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 57.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 34.9%, in 1999.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 75th of 92 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 in other fields than Science, Technology in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 34.9% | — |
| 2001 | 36.5% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 38.7% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 37.4% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 40.1% | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 45.8% | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 46.8% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 48.0% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 52.1% | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 52.5% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 54.0% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 57.2% | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.9% | 34.9% | 34.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 39.7% | 36.5% | 45.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 51.8% | 46.8% | 57.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 72 Viet Nam 59.2% compare
- 73 Saudi Arabia 57.6% compare
- 74 Switzerland 57.2% compare
- 76 Luxembourg 57.1% compare
- 77 United Arab Emirates 55.8% compare
- 78 Madagascar 55.3% compare
More education data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 23.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11,991 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,854 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 22,851 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 25.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 23,391 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 20.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 57.2% 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 other fields than science, technology recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 57.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.9% in 1999.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 75th out of 92 countries with data for 2018.
- Is female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. 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 other fields than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics 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.