Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes was 13.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 13.8%.
That represents a change of up 10.4% on the previous year and up 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 32.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2019.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 56th of 206 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, both sexes in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.2% | — |
| 2001 | 31.2% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 30.1% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 28.6% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 27.2% | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 25.6% | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 23.0% | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 19.6% | -14.8% |
| 2008 | 17.1% | -12.8% |
| 2009 | 15.0% | -12.3% |
| 2010 | 13.1% | -12.7% |
| 2011 | 11.9% | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 11.5% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 10.8% | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 10.3% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 10.0% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 9.6% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 9.4% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 9.2% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 9.0% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9.2% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 10.0% | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 11.1% | +11.0% |
| 2024 | 12.5% | +12.6% |
| 2025 | 13.8% | +10.4% |
Lao People's Democratic Republic compared with similar countries
- Lao People's Democratic Republic's 13.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.6%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lao People's Democratic Republic's 13.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.5%, 3.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.0% | 15.0% | 32.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 9.0% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 9.0% | 13.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic
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, both sexes in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 13.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 32.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2019.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 56th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.0%. 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, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release