Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female was 7.4% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1992–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 7.4%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 75.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 41.4% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2018.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 38th out of 186 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 41.4% | — |
| 1993 | 40.0% | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 37.5% | -6.3% |
| 1997 | 36.0% | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 34.4% | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 32.4% | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 33.5% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 34.9% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 34.2% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 34.2% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 33.3% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 31.9% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 29.8% | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 31.1% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 30.0% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 27.1% | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 24.7% | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 21.7% | -12.2% |
| 2012 | 19.0% | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 14.4% | -24.5% |
| 2014 | 12.6% | -12.0% |
| 2015 | 10.4% | -18.0% |
| 2016 | 8.2% | -21.3% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 7.4% | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.9% | 32.4% | 41.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 32.0% | 27.1% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 7.4% | 24.7% | 9 |
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More education data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 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 repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 7.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 41.4% in 1992.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2018.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 38th out of 186 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.