Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 1 GPIA in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Lao People's Democratic Republic is 1 GPIA, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 1 GPIA in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.6978 GPIA, in 1998.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 91st of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.6978 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.7103 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.7181 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.7357 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.747 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7641 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7824 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7878 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7962 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8047 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8157 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8257 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8331 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.8584 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8836 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9026 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.922 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9318 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9337 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9408 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9518 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9577 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.97 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9802 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9946 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.99 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.9976 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 1 GPIA | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7041 GPIA | 0.6978 GPIA | 0.7103 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.7777 GPIA | 0.7181 GPIA | 0.8257 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9116 GPIA | 0.8331 GPIA | 0.9577 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9894 GPIA | 0.97 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 6 |
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More education data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 272,933 (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 259,159 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -8.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21,845 (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 532,092 (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 23.24 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 1 GPIA in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2025.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6978 GPIA in 1998.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 91st out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release