Progression to secondary school, male in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Progression to secondary school, male was 87.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school, male in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1992–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, progression to secondary school, male in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 87.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school, male in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 91.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 78.1%, in 1996.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 124th out of 156 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Progression to secondary school, male in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 82.7% | — |
| 1993 | 84.3% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 78.1% | -7.3% |
| 1998 | 80.7% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 80.2% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 81.3% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 85.0% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 86.8% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 85.3% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 85.2% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 83.4% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 83.3% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 83.9% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 85.1% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 84.9% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 84.6% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 86.3% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 88.3% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 91.6% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 90.2% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 89.6% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 89.0% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 87.6% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.2% | 78.1% | 84.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 84.4% | 81.3% | 86.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.4% | 84.6% | 91.6% | 8 |
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More education data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 21,845 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school, male in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Progression to secondary school, male in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 87.6% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school, male recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 91.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school, male recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.1% in 1996.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for progression to secondary school, male?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 124th out of 156 countries with data for 2017.
- Is progression to secondary school, male rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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 Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).