Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services female in Laos
Laos: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services female was 4.2% 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 4.2%, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 34.0% on the previous year and up 87.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Laos peaked at 4.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1999.
Laos ranks 42nd of 122 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 from tertiary education … Services female in Laos, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.5% | — |
| 2001 | 3.0% | +483.2% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | -16.1% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | +24.1% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | -28.9% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | +33.0% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | -30.2% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | +20.6% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | +33.5% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | +30.7% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | -48.1% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | +69.5% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | -18.0% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | +34.0% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 4.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.2%, 3.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Laos's 4.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.1%, 1.4× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services female in Laos changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +483.2% | 0.5% | 3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.2% | 3.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.1% | 4.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 39 North Macedonia 4.2% compare
- 40 Kazakhstan 4.2% compare
- 41 Netherlands 4.2% compare
- 43 Estonia 4.1% compare
- 44 Portugal 4.1% compare
- 45 Finland 4.0% compare
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 4.2% 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 4.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1999.
- How does Laos rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Laos ranks 42nd out of 122 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 87.3%. 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 Services programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release