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 32.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
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 32.8%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 79.2% 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 32.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 2014.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 34th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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 | 25.4% | — |
| 2001 | 23.6% | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 22.5% | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 22.4% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 22.6% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 22.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 21.9% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 21.3% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 21.1% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 21.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 23.3% | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 22.5% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 20.9% | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 19.5% | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 18.2% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 18.3% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 20.3% | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 21.9% | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 23.5% | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 25.2% | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 26.9% | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 28.7% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 30.3% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 31.4% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 31.9% | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 32.8% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.4% | 21.1% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 18.2% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.3% | 26.9% | 32.8% | 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 32.8% 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 32.8% in 2025.
- 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 18.2% in 2014.
- 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 34th 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 79.2%. 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 Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release