Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 32.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 32.5%.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 40.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 22.3%, in 2015.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 33rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.6% | — |
| 2001 | 38.2% | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 36.4% | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 35.3% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 34.4% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 33.4% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 32.0% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 30.7% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 29.5% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 28.7% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 31.1% | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 29.4% | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 26.8% | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 24.6% | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 22.8% | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 22.3% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 23.4% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 24.2% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 25.0% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 26.2% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 27.8% | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 29.6% | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 31.2% | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 32.2% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 32.4% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 32.5% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.9% | 28.7% | 40.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 22.3% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.9% | 27.8% | 32.5% | 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 out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 32.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 40.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.3% in 2015.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 33rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release