Share of all students in lower secondary education … vocational in Laos
Laos: Share of all students in lower secondary education … vocational was 0.4% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Laos, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Laos recorded 0.4% for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2019. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 73.8% on the previous year and up 383.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Laos peaked at 0.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2012.
Laos ranks 62nd of 83 countries on this measure, 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 … 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% | +117.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -24.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +73.8% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.5%, 23% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1%, 4.7× the median. (5 countries reporting)
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 |
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 0.4% in 2019, 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 0.4% in 2019.
- 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 62nd out of 83 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 383.5%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of students enrolled in vocational programmes at the lower secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the lower secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.