Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Laos
Laos: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates was 93.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Laos, 1971–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Laos stood at 93.1%.
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 and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Laos peaked at 119.7% 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78.3% | 57.9% | 102.7% | 7 |
| 1980s | 99.7% | 96.2% | 103.1% | 8 |
| 1990s | 102.5% | 93.2% | 110.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 109.6% | 103.3% | 117.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 113.2% | 102.0% | 119.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.2% | 93.1% | 100.3% | 6 |
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More education data for Laos
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 93.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 21,845 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.4 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 92.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Laos?
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Laos was 93.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 119.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.9% in 1971.
- How does Laos rank for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Laos ranks 175th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.