Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.9941 GPIA in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2025, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 0.9941 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 0.9941 GPIA in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.8061 GPIA, in 1998.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 117th 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, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.8061 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.8216 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.8236 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8311 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8354 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8431 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8539 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8566 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8619 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8704 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.88 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8904 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8955 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9089 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9205 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9296 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9384 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9454 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9462 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9523 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.956 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9607 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9676 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9749 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.984 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9839 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9883 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.9941 GPIA | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8139 GPIA | 0.8061 GPIA | 0.8216 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8546 GPIA | 0.8236 GPIA | 0.8904 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9354 GPIA | 0.8955 GPIA | 0.9607 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9821 GPIA | 0.9676 GPIA | 0.9941 GPIA | 6 |
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More education data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0939 units per person (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 0.9941 GPIA in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9941 GPIA in 2025.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8061 GPIA in 1998.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 117th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release