Over-age students, primary in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Over-age students, primary was 10.6% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1988–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary in Lao People's Democratic Republic is 10.6%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.6% on the previous year and down 59.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 39.5% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2018.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 62nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 36.6% | — |
| 1990 | 34.1% | -6.8% |
| 1992 | 39.5% | +15.7% |
| 1993 | 38.3% | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 36.6% | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 37.3% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 35.4% | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 33.3% | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 31.3% | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 29.1% | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 28.0% | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 27.9% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 27.0% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 27.3% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 27.8% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 27.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 26.7% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 26.1% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 25.6% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 23.2% | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 22.6% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 21.7% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 19.7% | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 18.2% | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 16.7% | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 14.2% | -14.7% |
| 2017 | 12.7% | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 10.6% | -16.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.6% | 36.6% | 36.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 35.7% | 31.3% | 39.5% | 8 |
| 2000s | 27.3% | 25.6% | 29.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 10.6% | 23.2% | 9 |
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More education data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 21,845 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over-age students, primary in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 10.6% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 39.5% in 1992.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2018.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for over-age students, primary?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 62nd out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.3%. 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 Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary (% of 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.