Primary secondary enrollment completion rates in Laos
Laos: Primary secondary enrollment completion rates was 93.14 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates in Laos, 1971–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, primary secondary enrollment completion rates in Laos stood at 93.14.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary secondary enrollment completion rates 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 51 years of available data.
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 57.9 | — |
| 1972 | 61.55 | +6.3% |
| 1973 | 61.65 | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 65.98 | +7.0% |
| 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% |
| 1988 | 101.34 | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 96.61 | -4.7% |
| 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 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 | 78.28 | 57.9 | 102.65 | 7 |
| 1980s | 99.71 | 96.17 | 103.12 | 8 |
| 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
- 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 primary secondary enrollment completion rates in Laos?
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates in Laos was 93.14 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary secondary enrollment completion rates recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 119.71 in 2010.
- What is the lowest primary secondary enrollment completion rates recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.9 in 1971.
- How does Laos rank for primary secondary enrollment completion rates?
- Laos ranks 175th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary secondary enrollment completion rates 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Primary secondary enrollment completion rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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