Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 64.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
64.3%
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
22nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
67.8%
in 2000
All-time low
45.6%
in 2017
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic is 64.3%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 67.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 45.6%, in 2017.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 22nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.8% | — |
| 2001 | 66.6% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 64.7% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 62.4% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 60.0% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 57.9% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 56.6% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 55.1% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 53.6% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 51.7% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 54.2% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 56.3% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 54.9% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 54.1% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 53.3% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 51.2% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 47.5% | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 45.6% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 45.8% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 48.4% | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 50.6% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 53.0% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 55.3% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 58.0% | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 61.2% | +5.5% |
| 2025 | 64.3% | +5.1% |
Lao People's Democratic Republic compared with similar countries
- Lao People's Democratic Republic's 64.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.0%, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lao People's Democratic Republic's 64.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.1%, 4.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.6% | 51.7% | 67.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.1% | 45.6% | 56.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.1% | 50.6% | 64.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 19 Papua New Guinea 65.0% compare
- 20 Djibouti 64.9% compare
- 21 South Sudan 64.7% compare
- 23 Guatemala 63.7% compare
- 24 Yemen 63.5% compare
- 25 San Marino 62.8% 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 64.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 67.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.6% in 2017.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 22nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release