Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Laos
Laos: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 0.9986 GPIA in 2020. ▬ Flat
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Laos, 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Laos is 0.9986 GPIA, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Laos peaked at 1 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.9981 GPIA, in 2005.
That places Laos 182nd out of 192 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Laos, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9998 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9989 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9989 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9999 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9981 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9999 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9997 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9999 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9996 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9986 GPIA | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9995 GPIA | 0.9981 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 0.9996 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9986 GPIA | 0.9986 GPIA | 0.9986 GPIA | 1 |
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 0.9986 GPIA in 2020, 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 1 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9981 GPIA in 2005.
- How does Laos rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Laos ranks 182nd out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release