Percentage … female Engineering Manufacturing Construction in Laos
Laos: Percentage … female Engineering Manufacturing Construction was 4.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Laos, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Laos is 4.8%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 143.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Laos peaked at 4.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2012.
That places Laos 79th out of 123 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Percentage … female Engineering Manufacturing Construction in Laos, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.4% | — |
| 2001 | 3.4% | +39.1% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | -44.0% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | +123.9% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | -53.7% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | +111.9% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | -36.7% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -50.4% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | +39.2% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | +121.2% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | -43.3% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | +39.3% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | +28.4% |
| 2019 | 4.8% | +7.6% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 4.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.6%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Laos's 4.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.4%, 65% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 1.9% | 4.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 1.3% | 4.8% | 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 4.8% 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 4.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2012.
- How does Laos rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Laos ranks 79th 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 143.1%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release