Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 0.9541 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 0.9541 GPI. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 0.9541 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5693 GPI, in 1971.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 140th of 173 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.5693 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.6392 GPI | +12.3% |
| 1973 | 0.6761 GPI | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 0.8053 GPI | +19.1% |
| 1981 | 0.8112 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.8105 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.7864 GPI | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.7685 GPI | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.7578 GPI | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.7573 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.7712 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.7736 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.7791 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.7889 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8007 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.802 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8068 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8083 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8109 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8198 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.823 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8281 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8354 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.8499 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8612 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8683 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8765 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8949 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9082 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9235 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9326 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9373 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9454 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9532 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9541 GPI | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6282 GPI | 0.5693 GPI | 0.6761 GPI | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.8034 GPI | 0.7864 GPI | 0.8112 GPI | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.7746 GPI | 0.7573 GPI | 0.8007 GPI | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.8245 GPI | 0.802 GPI | 0.8612 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9194 GPI | 0.8683 GPI | 0.9541 GPI | 10 |
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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 to tertiary, gender parity index in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 0.9541 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9541 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5693 GPI in 1971.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 140th out of 173 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. 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 to tertiary, 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 primary to tertiary to the male value for the same indicator. 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.