Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Laos
Laos: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 48.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Laos, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Laos recorded 48.7% for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Laos peaked at 48.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 1999.
Laos ranks 118th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.0% | 7.0% | 7.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 7.0% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.0% | 19.6% | 47.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 47.1% | 43.5% | 48.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More education data for Laos
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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. average years of schooling 2.4 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 92.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Laos?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Laos was 48.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 48.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 1999.
- How does Laos rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Laos ranks 118th out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.