Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 21.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
21.7%
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
27th
of 169 countries
All-time high
36.6%
in 1992
All-time low
10.4%
in 2014
Years of data
32
1992–2025
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1992–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lao People's Democratic Republic recorded 21.7% for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in 2025.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 105.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 36.6% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2014.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 27th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 36.6% | — |
| 1993 | 31.6% | -13.7% |
| 1994 | 27.7% | -12.1% |
| 1997 | 23.9% | -13.8% |
| 1998 | 21.4% | -10.4% |
| 1999 | 22.3% | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 22.1% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 23.2% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 21.5% | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 19.7% | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 19.6% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 19.5% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 19.3% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 18.3% | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 16.2% | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 14.6% | -10.1% |
| 2010 | 14.6% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 14.8% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 14.1% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 12.4% | -12.1% |
| 2014 | 10.4% | -15.7% |
| 2015 | 10.5% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 12.5% | +19.0% |
| 2017 | 12.7% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 14.2% | +12.2% |
| 2019 | 15.3% | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 16.7% | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 17.6% | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 20.3% | +15.6% |
| 2023 | 20.6% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 21.3% | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 21.7% | +1.9% |
Lao People's Democratic Republic compared with similar countries
- Lao People's Democratic Republic's 21.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.7%, 2.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Lao People's Democratic Republic's 21.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.3%, 3.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.3% | 21.4% | 36.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 19.4% | 14.6% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 10.4% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 16.7% | 21.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 24 Guinea 24.4% compare
- 25 Micronesia, Federated States of 24.1% compare
- 26 Gambia 23.7% compare
- 28 Madagascar 20.5% compare
- 29 Mauritania 20.1% compare
- 30 Guyana 20.0% compare
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 children and adolescents of primary and lower in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 21.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 36.6% in 1992.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2014.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 27th out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.8%. 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 32 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release