Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index was 0.9588 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 0.9588 GPI. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 0.9588 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6961 GPI, in 1998.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 149th 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, gender parity index in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.6961 GPI | — |
| 1999 | 0.7087 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.7164 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.7335 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.7434 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.7587 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7751 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7794 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7872 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.795 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8065 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8176 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8256 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8512 GPI | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8751 GPI | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8957 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9188 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9317 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9322 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9402 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9514 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9588 GPI | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7024 GPI | 0.6961 GPI | 0.7087 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.7713 GPI | 0.7164 GPI | 0.8176 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9081 GPI | 0.8256 GPI | 0.9588 GPI | 10 |
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More education data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 532,092 (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21,845 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -8.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 259,159 (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 0.9588 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9588 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6961 GPI in 1998.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 149th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for lower secondary to the male gross enrolment ratio for lower secondary. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.