Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Laos
Laos: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 1.24 GPIA in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Laos, 1999–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Laos recorded 1.24 GPIA for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.2% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Laos peaked at 1.62 GPIA in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.3816 GPIA, in 2000.
Laos ranks 11th of 79 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Laos, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.568 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.3816 GPIA | -32.8% |
| 2001 | 1.25 GPIA | +228.7% |
| 2002 | 1.62 GPIA | +29.1% |
| 2003 | 1.61 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.16 GPIA | -28.1% |
| 2005 | 1.53 GPIA | +32.0% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | -34.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9991 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.05 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 1.37 GPIA | +30.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9861 GPIA | -28.1% |
| 2011 | 1.23 GPIA | +24.3% |
| 2013 | 1.15 GPIA | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8428 GPIA | -26.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6879 GPIA | -18.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4209 GPIA | -38.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9802 GPIA | +132.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9691 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.1 GPIA | +14.0% |
| 2020 | 1.24 GPIA | +12.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.568 GPIA | 0.568 GPIA | 0.568 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.2 GPIA | 0.3816 GPIA | 1.62 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9294 GPIA | 0.4209 GPIA | 1.23 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.24 GPIA | 1.24 GPIA | 1.24 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More education data for Laos
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 272,933 (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0458 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 378,976 (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3031 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0481 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 532,092 (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21,845 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -8.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1728 % 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 1.24 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 1.62 GPIA in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3816 GPIA in 2000.
- How does Laos rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Laos ranks 11th out of 79 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 up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release