School enrollment, primary in Laos
Laos: School enrollment, primary was 93.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary in Laos, 1971–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2025, school enrollment, primary 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, school enrollment, primary in Laos peaked at 119.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 57.9%, in 1971.
Laos ranks 164th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary in Laos, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 57.9% | — |
| 1972 | 61.6% | +6.3% |
| 1973 | 61.6% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 66.0% | +7.0% |
| 1977 | 99.3% | +50.4% |
| 1978 | 99.0% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 102.7% | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 102.4% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 103.1% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 100.6% | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 98.0% | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 96.5% | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 96.2% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 99.4% | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 101.3% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 96.6% | -4.7% |
| 1991 | 95.7% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 93.2% | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 99.1% | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 102.6% | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 103.9% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 107.5% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 108.4% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 110.0% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 107.9% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 105.7% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 103.3% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 105.2% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 107.5% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 108.6% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 110.0% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 110.8% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 112.5% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 115.0% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 117.4% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 119.7% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 119.1% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 118.4% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 118.4% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 117.4% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 114.3% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 110.5% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 107.4% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 104.3% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 102.0% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 100.3% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 99.1% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 95.7% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 95.0% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 93.9% | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 93.1% | -0.8% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 93.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 102.7%, 91% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Laos's 93.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 100.7%, 92% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, primary 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% | 66.0% | 99.3% |
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 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More education data for Laos
- 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 school enrollment, primary in Laos?
- School enrollment, primary in Laos was 93.1% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 119.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.9% in 1971.
- How does Laos rank for school enrollment, primary?
- Laos ranks 164th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school enrollment, primary 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 Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.