School enrollment, secondary, male in Laos
Laos: School enrollment, secondary, male was 51.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary, male in Laos, 1971–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, secondary, male in Laos is 51.0%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, male in Laos peaked at 68.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 1971.
That places Laos 170th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary, male in Laos, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 5.4% | — |
| 1972 | 6.0% | +11.2% |
| 1973 | 6.4% | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 15.3% | +137.5% |
| 1978 | 19.2% | +25.5% |
| 1979 | 22.0% | +15.0% |
| 1980 | 22.1% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 23.4% | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 24.4% | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 27.6% | +12.9% |
| 1990 | 27.1% | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 23.9% | -11.6% |
| 1993 | 26.4% | +10.3% |
| 1994 | 28.3% | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 28.8% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 28.9% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 30.9% | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 33.2% | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 36.6% | +10.4% |
| 2000 | 39.0% | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 40.9% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 43.8% | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 46.6% | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 48.4% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 48.8% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 47.4% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 48.1% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 48.9% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 50.3% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 51.7% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 50.1% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 52.5% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 55.8% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 60.7% | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 64.7% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 67.2% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 68.5% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 68.4% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 67.1% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 64.2% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 61.3% | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 57.8% | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 55.6% | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 52.7% | -5.2% |
| 2025 | 51.0% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.4% | 5.4% | 22.0% | 6 |
| 1980s | 24.4% | 22.1% | 27.6% | 4 |
| 1990s | 29.3% | 23.9% | 36.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 46.2% | 39.0% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.7% | 50.1% | 68.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.1% | 51.0% | 64.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More education data for Laos
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 23.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11,991 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,854 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 22,851 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 25.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 23,391 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 20.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary, male in Laos?
- School enrollment, secondary, male in Laos was 51.0% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary, male recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 68.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, male recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 1971.
- How does Laos rank for school enrollment, secondary, male?
- Laos ranks 170th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school enrollment, secondary, male rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. 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, secondary, male (% 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. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.