Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Laos
Laos: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 1 GPIA in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
1 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
137th
of 211 countries
All-time high
1.1 GPIA
in 1973
All-time low
0.9124 GPIA
in 1977
Years of data
40
1971–2020
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Laos, 1971–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2020, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Laos stood at 1 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Laos peaked at 1.1 GPIA in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.9124 GPIA, in 1977.
Laos ranks 137th of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Laos, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9991 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 1.1 GPIA | +9.5% |
| 1977 | 0.9124 GPIA | -16.8% |
| 1978 | 1 GPIA | +10.1% |
| 1979 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.9901 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.9913 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 1.05 GPIA | +6.1% |
| 1988 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.9959 GPIA | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 0.9992 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 1 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 1 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9999 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9998 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9973 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9969 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9955 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9964 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.998 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 GPIA | 0.9124 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 6 |
| 1980s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9901 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 4 |
| 1990s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9959 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 9 |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 0.9999 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.999 GPIA | 0.9955 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More education data for Laos
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 21,845 (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Laos?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Laos was 1 GPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 GPIA in 1973.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9124 GPIA in 1977.
- How does Laos rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Laos ranks 137th out of 211 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release