Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio … abroad countries adjusted in Laos
Laos: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio … abroad countries adjusted was 0.7703 UIS estimate in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Laos, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in UIS estimate.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Laos is 0.7703 UIS estimate, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 71.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Laos peaked at 0.7703 UIS estimate in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3677 UIS estimate, in 2015.
That places Laos 128th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio … abroad countries adjusted in Laos, year by year
| Year | UIS estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.4214 UIS estimate | — |
| 2013 | 0.4497 UIS estimate | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 0.414 UIS estimate | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3677 UIS estimate | -11.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4891 UIS estimate | +33.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4286 UIS estimate | -12.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5278 UIS estimate | +23.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6513 UIS estimate | +23.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6505 UIS estimate | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6997 UIS estimate | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 0.7646 UIS estimate | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 0.7703 UIS estimate | +0.7% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.7703 UIS estimate is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7118 UIS estimate, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.7703 UIS estimate is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9655 UIS estimate, 80% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4687 UIS estimate | 0.3677 UIS estimate | 0.6513 UIS estimate | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.7213 UIS estimate | 0.6505 UIS estimate | 0.7703 UIS estimate | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More education data for Laos
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 35,584 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Laos?
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Laos was 0.7703 UIS estimate in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7703 UIS estimate in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3677 UIS estimate in 2015.
- How does Laos rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying?
- Laos ranks 128th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (UIS estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release