Lower secondary completion rate, total in Laos
Laos: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 49.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Laos, 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, total in Laos stood at 49.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Laos peaked at 68.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 1971.
Laos ranks 154th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Laos, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.4% | — |
| 1972 | 1.6% | +13.0% |
| 1973 | 1.7% | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 2.0% | +18.9% |
| 1988 | 21.8% | +962.5% |
| 1990 | 22.1% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 20.3% | -8.3% |
| 1993 | 21.6% | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 22.6% | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 25.9% | +14.4% |
| 1999 | 31.8% | +22.9% |
| 2000 | 34.5% | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 36.0% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 39.8% | +10.5% |
| 2003 | 42.6% | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 44.7% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 44.3% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 42.7% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 42.9% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 44.6% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 47.7% | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 42.9% | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 44.6% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 47.0% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 49.5% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 53.7% | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 60.1% | +12.0% |
| 2016 | 64.5% | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 68.1% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 66.2% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 64.8% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 61.7% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 60.9% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 58.2% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 54.7% | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 51.0% | -6.7% |
| 2025 | 49.3% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 2.0% | 4 |
| 1980s | 21.8% | 21.8% | 21.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 24.1% | 20.3% | 31.8% | 6 |
| 2000s | 42.0% | 34.5% | 47.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.2% | 42.9% | 68.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.0% | 49.3% | 61.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More education data for Laos
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 21,845 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Laos?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Laos was 49.3% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 68.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 1971.
- How does Laos rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Laos ranks 154th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, total (% 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.