Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public was 0.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1999–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Lao People's Democratic Republic is 0.9%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 0.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1999.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 117th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.7% | — |
| 2000 | 0.7% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
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More education data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 360,578 (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0481 units per person (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.0716 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3031 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 378,976 (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0458 units per person (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1728 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 739,554 (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0716 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 0.9% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1999.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 117th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release