Primary completion rate, female in Laos
Laos: Primary completion rate, female was 85.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, female in Laos, 1992–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Laos recorded 85.6% for primary completion rate, female in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, female in Laos peaked at 100.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 34.9%, in 1992.
Laos ranks 136th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, female in Laos, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 34.9% | — |
| 1993 | 37.8% | +8.2% |
| 1994 | 41.0% | +8.4% |
| 1996 | 48.8% | +19.1% |
| 1997 | 51.4% | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 56.6% | +10.1% |
| 1999 | 61.7% | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 60.8% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 61.8% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 63.0% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 62.6% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 62.6% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 65.0% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 67.5% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 70.5% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 73.2% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 75.8% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 80.1% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 85.8% | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 89.9% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 95.7% | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 98.2% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 99.5% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 98.4% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 100.2% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 97.5% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 93.2% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 90.1% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 90.1% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 88.3% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 89.3% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 87.6% | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 85.6% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.5% | 34.9% | 61.7% | 7 |
| 2000s | 66.3% | 60.8% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.9% | 80.1% | 100.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.5% | 85.6% | 90.1% | 6 |
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More education data for Laos
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 21,845 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, female in Laos?
- Primary completion rate, female in Laos was 85.6% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, female recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 100.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, female recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.9% in 1992.
- How does Laos rank for primary completion rate, female?
- Laos ranks 136th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary completion rate, female rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.