Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 80.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic is 80.0%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 94.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 75.4%, in 2001.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 176th 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, primary and lower secondary, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 75.9% | — |
| 1999 | 76.6% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 76.0% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 75.4% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 77.3% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 79.4% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 80.7% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 81.2% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 81.4% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 83.3% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 86.1% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 89.1% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 85.7% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 86.8% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 88.2% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 90.5% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 93.5% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 94.5% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 93.6% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 92.3% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 90.1% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 88.4% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 86.5% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 85.3% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 82.3% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 81.1% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 80.1% | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 80.0% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.2% | 75.9% | 76.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 81.0% | 75.4% | 89.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.4% | 85.7% | 94.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.6% | 80.0% | 86.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 173 Micronesia, Federated States of 82.5% compare
- 174 Senegal 81.5% compare
- 175 Iraq 81.4% compare
- 177 Tanzania, United Republic of 79.9% compare
- 178 Burundi 79.4% compare
- 179 British Virgin Islands 78.6% compare
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, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 80.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 94.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.4% in 2001.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 176th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. 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, primary and 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