Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Laos
Laos: Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education was 18 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
18 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
53rd
of 169 countries
All-time high
18 years
in 2011
All-time low
17 years
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Laos, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Laos recorded 18 years for official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Laos peaked at 18 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 17 years, in 1998.
Laos ranks 53rd of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Laos, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 17 years | — |
| 1999 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 18 years | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 18 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17 years | 17 years | 17 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 17 years | 17 years | 17 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.9 years | 17 years | 18 years | 10 |
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More education data for Laos
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 378,976 (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3031 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0481 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 532,092 (2025)
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- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21,845 (2025)
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- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 259,159 (2025)
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- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 272,933 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Laos?
- Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Laos was 18 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 18 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 years in 1998.
- How does Laos rank for official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education?
- Laos ranks 53rd out of 169 countries with data for 2019.
- Is official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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 Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age at which students would enter post-secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.