Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Laos
Laos: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 98.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Laos, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Laos stood at 98.8%. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Laos peaked at 100.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 98.8%, in 2025.
That places Laos 151st out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Laos, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 100.0% | — |
| 1999 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 99.7% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.6% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 99.5% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.8% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 98.8% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 99.9% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 99.9% | 99.7% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 99.6% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 98.8% | 99.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More education data for Laos
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 21,845 (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Laos?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Laos was 98.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.8% in 2025.
- How does Laos rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Laos ranks 151st out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release