Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 63.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lao People's Democratic Republic recorded 63.4% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 75.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 31.2%, in 1998.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 169th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 31.2% | — |
| 1999 | 34.7% | +11.2% |
| 2000 | 36.7% | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 38.5% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 41.1% | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 43.5% | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 44.9% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 44.8% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 44.4% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 46.2% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 48.5% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 51.4% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 49.6% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 52.3% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 56.0% | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 60.7% | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 67.7% | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 72.9% | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 75.2% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 75.7% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 74.8% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 73.6% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 71.3% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 69.4% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 66.5% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 64.3% | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 63.1% | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 63.4% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.0% | 31.2% | 34.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 44.0% | 36.7% | 51.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.8% | 49.6% | 75.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.3% | 63.1% | 71.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic
More education data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 272,933 (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)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 25.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11,991 (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 21,845 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 63.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 75.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.2% in 1998.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 169th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 28 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release