Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 0.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Lao People's Democratic Republic is 0.4%, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 0.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2012.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 75th out of 120 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.5% | — |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -31.5% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +27.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -33.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -9.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +18.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +14.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +13.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 7 |
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More education data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 93.14 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 93.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 0.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2012.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 75th out of 120 countries with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.3%. 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release