Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 98.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
98.7%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
52nd
of 217 countries
All-time high
99.7%
in 2010
All-time low
64.9%
in 1971
Years of data
40
1971–2020
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1971–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 98.7%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 99.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 64.9%, in 1971.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 52nd of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 64.9% | — |
| 1972 | 66.2% | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 67.9% | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 88.9% | +30.9% |
| 1978 | 87.7% | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 88.0% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 87.0% | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 87.6% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 83.7% | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 86.1% | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 91.3% | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 93.5% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 90.3% | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 92.0% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 93.7% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 95.2% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 95.8% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 98.5% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 98.7% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 98.4% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 98.4% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 98.4% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 98.5% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 98.4% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 98.6% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 98.9% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 99.4% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 99.6% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.6% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.3% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 98.8% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 98.7% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.7% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 77.3% | 64.9% | 88.9% | 6 |
| 1980s | 86.1% | 83.7% | 87.6% | 4 |
| 1990s | 94.3% | 90.3% | 98.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 98.7% | 98.4% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.1% | 98.7% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.7% | 98.7% | 98.7% | 1 |
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More education data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 739,554 (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0716 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 98.7% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.9% in 1971.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 52nd out of 217 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 secondary education enrolled in general programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release