Over-age students, primary, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Over-age students, primary, female was 9.6% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1992–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic is 9.6%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 17.8% on the previous year and down 59.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 36.7% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2018.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 64th out of 191 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % of female enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 36.7% | — |
| 1993 | 35.3% | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 33.5% | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 33.9% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 32.0% | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 30.0% | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 28.4% | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 26.2% | -7.8% |
| 2001 | 25.2% | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 25.3% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 24.5% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 24.7% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 25.1% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 25.4% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 24.3% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 23.8% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 23.4% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 21.3% | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 20.8% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 20.2% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 18.2% | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 16.8% | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 15.5% | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 13.2% | -14.8% |
| 2017 | 11.7% | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 9.6% | -17.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.8% | 28.4% | 36.7% | 7 |
| 2000s | 24.8% | 23.4% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 9.6% | 21.3% | 9 |
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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 over-age students, primary, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over-age students, primary, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 9.6% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 36.7% in 1992.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 2018.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for over-age students, primary, female?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 64th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary, female rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.5%. 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 Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.