Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering … who in Laos
Laos: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering … who was 29.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Laos, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Laos is 29.0%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 75.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Laos peaked at 29.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 2005.
Laos ranks 90th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering … who in Laos, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 20.1% | — |
| 2001 | 15.6% | -22.2% |
| 2004 | 21.3% | +36.6% |
| 2005 | 13.2% | -38.0% |
| 2009 | 16.6% | +25.4% |
| 2011 | 18.5% | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 17.6% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 23.2% | +31.7% |
| 2016 | 22.4% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 25.2% | +12.2% |
| 2018 | 29.0% | +15.1% |
| 2019 | 29.0% | +0.2% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 29.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33.1%, 88% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Laos's 29.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 33.9%, 86% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.1% | 20.1% | 20.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 16.7% | 13.2% | 21.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 17.6% | 29.0% | 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 29.0% 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 29.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 2005.
- How does Laos rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Laos ranks 90th out of 113 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 75.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release