Share of all students in lower … lower general adjusted gender parity in Laos
Laos: Share of all students in lower … lower general adjusted gender parity was 0.9986 GPIA in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
0.9986 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
187th
of 197 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.9981 GPIA
in 2005
Years of data
23
1998–2020
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 187th out of 197 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of all students in lower … lower general adjusted gender parity 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% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.9986 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 100% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.9986 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1 GPIA, 100% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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 187th out of 197 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release