Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 73.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 73.8%.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 76.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 32.1%, in 1998.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 146th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 32.1% | — |
| 1999 | 35.5% | +10.4% |
| 2000 | 37.3% | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 39.1% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 41.7% | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 44.0% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 45.3% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 45.2% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 44.7% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 46.2% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 48.4% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 51.2% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 49.4% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 52.3% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 56.7% | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 62.1% | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 69.5% | +11.9% |
| 2015 | 74.4% | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 76.3% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 76.2% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 75.2% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 73.8% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.8% | 32.1% | 35.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 44.3% | 37.3% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.6% | 49.4% | 76.3% | 10 |
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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, male (number), annual growth rate -2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 232,166 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.858 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 46,242 (2024)
- 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)
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 73.8% in 2019, 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 76.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.1% in 1998.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 146th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.1%. 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.
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Total female enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.