Lower secondary completion rate, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Lower secondary completion rate, female was 49.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1971–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2025, lower secondary completion rate, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 49.5%.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 65.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1971.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 158th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.7% | — |
| 1972 | 0.9% | +38.3% |
| 1973 | 1.0% | +10.0% |
| 1974 | 1.1% | +14.2% |
| 1992 | 16.3% | +1338.6% |
| 1993 | 17.2% | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 18.4% | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 21.2% | +15.0% |
| 1999 | 26.5% | +25.3% |
| 2000 | 29.0% | +9.4% |
| 2001 | 30.5% | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 34.1% | +11.7% |
| 2003 | 36.3% | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 38.9% | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 38.9% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 37.9% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 38.3% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 40.4% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 43.0% | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 38.5% | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 40.6% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 43.6% | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 46.4% | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 51.7% | +11.4% |
| 2015 | 57.6% | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 62.0% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 65.9% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 64.7% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 63.5% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 60.7% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 60.5% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 58.1% | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 54.4% | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 50.7% | -6.8% |
| 2025 | 49.5% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 4 |
| 1990s | 19.9% | 16.3% | 26.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 36.7% | 29.0% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.5% | 38.5% | 65.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.6% | 49.5% | 60.7% | 6 |
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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 lower secondary completion rate, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Lower secondary completion rate, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 49.5% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 65.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1971.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for lower secondary completion rate, female?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 158th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, female rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. 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 Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.