Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes was 26.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2011–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in Lao People's Democratic Republic is 26.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 26.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 2011.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 137th of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 11.1% | — |
| 2012 | 12.9% | +16.1% |
| 2013 | 14.8% | +14.7% |
| 2014 | 17.2% | +16.2% |
| 2015 | 19.0% | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 21.3% | +12.4% |
| 2017 | 22.8% | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 24.5% | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 25.1% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 25.5% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 25.6% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 23.0% | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 25.2% | +9.4% |
| 2024 | 25.9% | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 26.3% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.7% | 11.1% | 25.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 25.3% | 23.0% | 26.3% | 6 |
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More education data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 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 net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 26.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 26.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 2011.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 137th out of 163 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.9%. 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 Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release