School age population, early childhood educational development in Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Lao People’s Democratic Republic: School age population, early childhood educational development was 231,264 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood educational development in Lao People’s Democratic Republic, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, early childhood educational development in Lao People’s Democratic Republic stood at 231,264.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Lao People’s Democratic Republic peaked at 252,002 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 229,851, in 2015.
That places Lao People’s Democratic Republic 38th out of 102 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 251,036 | 250,069 | 252,002 | 2 |
| 2000s | 238,598 | 230,878 | 248,271 | 10 |
| 2010s | 232,941 | 229,851 | 238,513 | 10 |
| 2020s | 234,220 | 231,264 | 237,293 | 6 |
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More education data for Lao People’s Democratic Republic
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 93.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 21,845 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.4 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 92.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Lao People’s Democratic Republic?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Lao People’s Democratic Republic was 231,264 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Lao People’s Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 252,002 in 1998.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Lao People’s Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 229,851 in 2015.
- How does Lao People’s Democratic Republic rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Lao People’s Democratic Republic ranks 38th out of 102 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Lao People’s Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release