Percentage of graduates … male Engineering Manufacturing Construction in Laos
Laos: Percentage of graduates … male Engineering Manufacturing Construction was 21.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Laos, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Laos recorded 21.2% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 52.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Laos peaked at 21.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2004.
Laos ranks 52nd of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates … male Engineering Manufacturing Construction in Laos, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 13.7% | — |
| 2001 | 15.4% | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 7.6% | -50.7% |
| 2005 | 19.1% | +152.1% |
| 2009 | 13.9% | -27.2% |
| 2010 | 14.2% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 15.8% | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 13.0% | -18.2% |
| 2013 | 12.9% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 17.0% | +32.1% |
| 2015 | 10.8% | -36.4% |
| 2016 | 11.9% | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 16.4% | +37.4% |
| 2018 | 21.1% | +29.1% |
| 2019 | 21.2% | +0.3% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 21.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.2%, 1.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Laos's 21.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.8%, 89% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.7% | 13.7% | 13.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.0% | 7.6% | 19.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 10.8% | 21.2% | 10 |
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 tertiary education graduating from in Laos?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Laos was 21.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 21.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2004.
- How does Laos rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Laos ranks 52nd out of 123 countries with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.4%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release