School enrollment, secondary, private in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: School enrollment, secondary, private was 3.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary, private in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1999–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total secondary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, secondary, private in Lao People's Democratic Republic is 3.6%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, private in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 3.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1999.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 147th out of 170 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary, private in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % of total secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.7% | — |
| 2000 | 0.9% | +27.5% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +32.7% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | +41.2% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | -13.4% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | +13.5% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | +23.9% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | +14.8% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | +22.3% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | +16.9% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | +10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.8% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.7% | 3.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 1 |
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More education data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 532,092 (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21,845 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -8.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 259,159 (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 272,933 (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 232,166 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.858 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary, private in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- School enrollment, secondary, private in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 3.6% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary, private recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, private recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1999.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for school enrollment, secondary, private?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 147th out of 170 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, secondary, private rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.5%. 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 Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.