Primary completion rate, male in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Primary completion rate, male was 85.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, male in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1992–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, male in Lao People's Democratic Republic is 85.0%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, male in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 102.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 44.3%, in 1992.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 128th out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, male in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 44.3% | — |
| 1993 | 46.8% | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 53.0% | +13.2% |
| 1996 | 61.2% | +15.5% |
| 1997 | 65.1% | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 68.6% | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 74.2% | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 72.3% | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 71.5% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 71.1% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 70.6% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 70.8% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 73.2% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 77.7% | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 79.7% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 81.3% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 83.9% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 85.8% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 91.8% | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 94.6% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 99.6% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 101.1% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 102.4% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 101.0% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 101.8% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 99.4% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 93.9% | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 91.5% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 89.3% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 88.2% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 88.4% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 86.9% | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 85.0% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.0% | 44.3% | 74.2% | 7 |
| 2000s | 75.2% | 70.6% | 83.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.2% | 85.8% | 102.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.2% | 85.0% | 91.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 125 Bangladesh 86.4% compare
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- 129 Liechtenstein 84.3% compare
- 130 Papua New Guinea 84.1% compare
- 131 Uzbekistan 84.1% compare
More education data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 23.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11,991 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,854 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 22,851 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 25.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 23,391 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 20.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, male in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Primary completion rate, male in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 85.0% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, male recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 102.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, male recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.3% in 1992.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for primary completion rate, male?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 128th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary completion rate, male rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, male (% 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.