Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public was 0.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1999–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2020, percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 0.9%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 0.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1999.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 151st out of 179 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.6% | — |
| 2000 | 0.6% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 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
- 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 percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Percentage of enrolment in upper 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 upper secondary education in public recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1999.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 151st out of 179 countries with data for 2020.
- Is percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. 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 upper 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