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Primary education, duration in Laos

Laos: Primary education, duration was 5 years in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
5 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
154th
of 210 countries
All-time high
6 years
in 1970
All-time low
5 years
in 1977
Years of data
56
1970–2025

Primary education, duration in Laos, 1970–2025

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Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for primary education, duration in Laos is 5 years, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, primary education, duration in Laos peaked at 6 years in 1970 and was at its lowest, 5 years, in 1977.

Laos ranks 154th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.

Primary education, duration in Laos, year by year

Year years Change
1970 6 years —
1971 6 years +0.0%
1972 6 years +0.0%
1973 6 years +0.0%
1974 6 years +0.0%
1975 6 years +0.0%
1976 6 years +0.0%
1977 5 years -16.7%
1978 5 years +0.0%
1979 5 years +0.0%
1980 5 years +0.0%
1981 5 years +0.0%
1982 5 years +0.0%
1983 5 years +0.0%
1984 5 years +0.0%
1985 5 years +0.0%
1986 5 years +0.0%
1987 5 years +0.0%
1988 5 years +0.0%
1989 5 years +0.0%
1990 5 years +0.0%
1991 5 years +0.0%
1992 5 years +0.0%
1993 5 years +0.0%
1994 5 years +0.0%
1995 5 years +0.0%
1996 5 years +0.0%
1997 5 years +0.0%
1998 5 years +0.0%
1999 5 years +0.0%
2000 5 years +0.0%
2001 5 years +0.0%
2002 5 years +0.0%
2003 5 years +0.0%
2004 5 years +0.0%
2005 5 years +0.0%
2006 5 years +0.0%
2007 5 years +0.0%
2008 5 years +0.0%
2009 5 years +0.0%
2010 5 years +0.0%
2011 5 years +0.0%
2012 5 years +0.0%
2013 5 years +0.0%
2014 5 years +0.0%
2015 5 years +0.0%
2016 5 years +0.0%
2017 5 years +0.0%
2018 5 years +0.0%
2019 5 years +0.0%
2020 5 years +0.0%
2021 5 years +0.0%
2022 5 years +0.0%
2023 5 years +0.0%
2024 5 years +0.0%
2025 5 years +0.0%

Laos compared with similar countries

  • Laos's 5 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6 years, 83% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Laos's 5 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6 years, 83% of the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5.7 years 5 years 6 years 10
1980s 5 years 5 years 5 years 10
1990s 5 years 5 years 5 years 10
2000s 5 years 5 years 5 years 10
2010s 5 years 5 years 5 years 10
2020s 5 years 5 years 5 years 6

Countries ranked near Laos

  1. 154 Albania 5 years compare
  2. 154 Algeria 5 years compare
  3. 154 Bangladesh 5 years compare
  4. 154 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 years compare
  5. 154 Brazil 5 years compare
  6. 154 Colombia 5 years compare
  7. 154 Comoros 5 years compare
  8. 154 Czechia 5 years compare
  9. 154 Djibouti 5 years compare
  10. 154 Eritrea 5 years compare
  11. 154 France 5 years compare
  12. 154 French Polynesia 5 years compare
  13. 154 Gabon 5 years compare
  14. 154 India 5 years compare
  15. 154 Italy 5 years compare
  16. 154 North Korea 5 years compare
  17. 154 Kuwait 5 years compare
  18. 154 Liechtenstein 5 years compare
  19. 154 Madagascar 5 years compare
  20. 154 Monaco 5 years compare
  21. 154 Mongolia 5 years compare
  22. 154 Montenegro 5 years compare
  23. 154 Myanmar 5 years compare
  24. 154 Nepal 5 years compare
  25. 154 New Caledonia 5 years compare
  26. 154 North Macedonia 5 years compare
  27. 154 Pakistan 5 years compare
  28. 154 Romania 5 years compare
  29. 154 San Marino 5 years compare
  30. 154 Sri Lanka 5 years compare
  31. 154 Vietnam 5 years compare

See the full ranking of 256 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is primary education, duration in Laos?
Primary education, duration in Laos was 5 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest primary education, duration recorded in Laos?
The highest recorded value was 6 years in 1970.
What is the lowest primary education, duration recorded in Laos?
The lowest recorded value was 5 years in 1977.
How does Laos rank for primary education, duration?
Laos ranks 154th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
Is primary education, duration rising or falling in Laos?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary education, duration (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
256 places, 14,114 data points, 1970–2025
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Primary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in primary school.