Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted in Laos
Laos: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted was 0.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Laos, 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 Laos 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 Laos peaked at 0.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2012.
That places Laos 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 … Science adjusted in Laos, 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% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 76% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4%, 90% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More education data for Laos
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 89.6 (2025)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 89.64 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Laos?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Laos 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 Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2012.
- How does Laos rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Laos ranks 75th out of 120 countries with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release