Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted was 0.8514 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.8514 modelled data
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
135th
of 204 countries
All-time high
1.23 modelled data
in 2000
All-time low
0.8514 modelled data
in 2025
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 0.8514 modelled data. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 1.23 modelled data in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8514 modelled data, in 2025.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 135th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.23 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 1.22 modelled data | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.21 modelled data | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.2 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.2 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.18 modelled data | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 1.17 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.19 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.18 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.16 modelled data | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.15 modelled data | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.13 modelled data | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 1.11 modelled data | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 1.08 modelled data | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 1.07 modelled data | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.07 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.07 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.07 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.07 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.09 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.04 modelled data | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 1.01 modelled data | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9703 modelled data | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9138 modelled data | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 0.8797 modelled data | -3.7% |
| 2025 | 0.8514 modelled data | -3.2% |
Lao People's Democratic Republic compared with similar countries
- Lao People's Democratic Republic's 0.8514 modelled data is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9091 modelled data, 94% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lao People's Democratic Republic's 0.8514 modelled data is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8793 modelled data, 97% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2 modelled data | 1.16 modelled data | 1.23 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 modelled data | 1.07 modelled data | 1.15 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9449 modelled data | 0.8514 modelled data | 1.04 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 132 Zimbabwe 0.872 modelled data compare
- 133 India 0.8667 modelled data compare
- 134 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.8605 modelled data compare
- 136 Botswana 0.8462 modelled data compare
- 137 El Salvador 0.8452 modelled data compare
- 138 Dominican Republic 0.8384 modelled data 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 of primary school age, adjusted in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 0.8514 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 modelled data in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8514 modelled data in 2025.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 135th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. 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 of primary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release