Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 0.9319 GPIA in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Lao People's Democratic Republic is 0.9319 GPIA, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 0.9973 GPIA in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.9319 GPIA, in 2025.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 94th of 169 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 one year before the official primary in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.9901 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.9929 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9932 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9937 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9973 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9965 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9967 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9929 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9896 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9889 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9891 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9876 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9797 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9881 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.98 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9744 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.983 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.981 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9834 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9634 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9705 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9541 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9423 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9544 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9369 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 0.9319 GPIA | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9901 GPIA | 0.9901 GPIA | 0.9901 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9935 GPIA | 0.9889 GPIA | 0.9973 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.981 GPIA | 0.9634 GPIA | 0.9891 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9483 GPIA | 0.9319 GPIA | 0.9705 GPIA | 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 children one year before the official primary in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 0.9319 GPIA in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9973 GPIA in 2003.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9319 GPIA in 2025.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 94th out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. 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 one year before the official primary entry age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release