Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 1.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lao People's Democratic Republic recorded 1.2% for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 500.9% on the previous year and up 342.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 1.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2012.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 55th out of 88 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.1% | — |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +30.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +62.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -44.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +276.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -28.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -30.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -46.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -71.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -63.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | — |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +30.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +112.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -18.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +75.8% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +42.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -65.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -52.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | +134.4% |
| 2025 | 1.2% | +500.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 1.2% | 6 |
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More education data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 272,933 (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 259,159 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -8.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21,845 (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 532,092 (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 23.24 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 1.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2012.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 55th out of 88 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 342.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release