School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Laos
Laos: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) was 0.7453 GPI in 2023. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Laos, 1971–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2023, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Laos stood at 0.7453 GPI.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.2% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Laos peaked at 1.14 GPI in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2329 GPI, in 1971.
That places Laos 162nd out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Laos, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.2329 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.2457 GPI | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 0.2499 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.2531 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.386 GPI | +52.5% |
| 1980 | 0.3575 GPI | -7.4% |
| 1981 | 0.4704 GPI | +31.6% |
| 1982 | 0.4839 GPI | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.4693 GPI | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.5411 GPI | +15.3% |
| 1986 | 0.571 GPI | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 0.5979 GPI | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 0.4938 GPI | -17.4% |
| 1993 | 0.4322 GPI | -12.5% |
| 1994 | 0.3828 GPI | -11.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4117 GPI | +7.5% |
| 1996 | 0.4441 GPI | +7.9% |
| 1997 | 0.4483 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4393 GPI | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.491 GPI | +11.8% |
| 2000 | 0.5322 GPI | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 0.5968 GPI | +12.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5736 GPI | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.5764 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6333 GPI | +9.9% |
| 2005 | 0.7238 GPI | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6894 GPI | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7328 GPI | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7839 GPI | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8016 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7701 GPI | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.7434 GPI | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8378 GPI | +12.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8886 GPI | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9335 GPI | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9625 GPI | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPI | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 1.06 GPI | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 1.09 GPI | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 1.13 GPI | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 1.14 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 1.13 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.02 GPI | -9.5% |
| 2023 | 0.7453 GPI | -27.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +52.5% | 0.2531 GPI | 0.386 GPI |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2735 GPI | 0.2329 GPI | 0.386 GPI | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.4987 GPI | 0.3575 GPI | 0.5979 GPI | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.4429 GPI | 0.3828 GPI | 0.4938 GPI | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.6644 GPI | 0.5322 GPI | 0.8016 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9413 GPI | 0.7434 GPI | 1.13 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPI | 0.7453 GPI | 1.14 GPI | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More education data for Laos
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 89.6 (2025)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 89.64 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Laos?
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Laos was 0.7453 GPI in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 GPI in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2329 GPI in 1971.
- How does Laos rank for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
- Laos ranks 162nd out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. 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, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in tertiary education is the ratio of women to men enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.