Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Laos
Laos: Gender gap education levels, gaps filled was 89.6 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Laos, 1992–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Laos recorded 89.6 for gender gap education levels, gaps filled in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Laos peaked at 94.92 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 52.29, in 1992.
Laos ranks 131st of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 52.29 | — |
| 1993 | 56.59 | +8.2% |
| 1994 | 60.21 | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 61.85 | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 63.49 | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 66.27 | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 69.59 | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 70.67 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 71.53 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 71.13 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 72.52 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 75.18 | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 76.08 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 76.92 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 77.38 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 80.08 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 82.65 | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 85.45 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 90.06 | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 90.67 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 91.13 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 93.77 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 94.92 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 94.25 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 93.6 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 92.79 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 92.18 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 92.35 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 92.31 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 92.27 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 90.15 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 90.19 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 89.47 | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 89.6 | +0.1% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 89.6 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.55, 99% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Laos's 89.6 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 95.36, 94% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.62 | 52.29 | 70.67 | 8 |
| 2000s | 76.89 | 71.13 | 85.45 | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.57 | 90.06 | 94.92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.66 | 89.47 | 92.31 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More education data for Laos
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 89.64 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Laos?
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Laos was 89.6 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 94.92 in 2014.
- What is the lowest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.29 in 1992.
- How does Laos rank for gender gap education levels, gaps filled?
- Laos ranks 131st out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gender gap education levels, gaps filled rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gender gap education levels, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.