Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Laos
Laos: Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled was 93.14 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Laos, 1971–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Laos is 93.14, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Laos peaked at 119.71 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 57.9, in 1971.
That places Laos 175th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 57.9 | — |
| 1972 | 61.55 | +6.3% |
| 1973 | 61.65 | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 63.09 | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 64.54 | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 65.98 | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 99.27 | +50.4% |
| 1978 | 98.97 | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 102.65 | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 102.43 | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 103.12 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 100.62 | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 98.04 | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 96.55 | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 96.17 | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 99.38 | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 100.36 | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 101.34 | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 98.98 | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 96.61 | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 95.66 | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 93.24 | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 99.08 | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 102.6 | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 103.86 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 107.51 | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 108.37 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 110 | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 107.87 | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 105.72 | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 103.31 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 105.23 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 107.48 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 108.65 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 110.03 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 110.82 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 112.47 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 114.98 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 117.41 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 119.71 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 119.08 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 118.41 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 118.41 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 117.42 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 114.3 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 110.5 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 107.44 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 104.28 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 101.98 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 100.28 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 99.11 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 95.7 | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 95.04 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 93.85 | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 93.14 | -0.8% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 93.14 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 102.7, 91% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Laos's 93.14 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 100.73, 92% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +50.4% | 65.98 | 99.27 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 75.07 | 57.9 | 102.65 | 9 |
| 1980s | 99.7 | 96.17 | 103.12 | 10 |
| 1990s | 102.48 | 93.24 | 110 | 10 |
| 2000s | 109.61 | 103.31 | 117.41 | 10 |
| 2010s | 113.15 | 101.98 | 119.71 | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.19 | 93.14 | 100.28 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More education data for Laos
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0939 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Laos?
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Laos was 93.14 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 119.71 in 2010.
- What is the lowest primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.9 in 1971.
- How does Laos rank for primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled?
- Laos ranks 175th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates with 569 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates with 569 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.