Share of all students in lower … lower both sexes vocational in Laos
Laos: Share of all students in lower … lower both sexes vocational was 1.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Laos, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Laos 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 Laos peaked at 1.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2012.
That places Laos 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 … lower both sexes vocational in Laos, 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% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 1.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.0%, 60% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Laos's 1.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.0%, 1.1× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of all students in lower … lower both sexes vocational in Laos changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +500.9% | 0.2% | 1.2% |
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 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More education data for Laos
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0939 units per person (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 1.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Laos?
- 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 Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2012.
- How does Laos rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Laos 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 Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 342.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release