Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female vocational in Laos
Laos: Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female vocational was 1.4% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Laos, 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Laos stood at 1.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Laos peaked at 5.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2009.
That places Laos 143rd out of 168 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female vocational in Laos, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 4.7% | — |
| 1999 | 4.3% | -9.6% |
| 2000 | 4.2% | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 3.4% | -17.7% |
| 2002 | 3.3% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 3.6% | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | -16.5% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | -21.5% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | -20.0% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | -31.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -28.0% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | +32.8% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | +28.3% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | +115.5% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | +31.6% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | +22.1% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | -19.6% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | -35.9% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -43.2% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -1.2% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 1.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.3%, 15% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Laos's 1.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.3%, 12% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.5% | 4.3% | 4.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 0.9% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 1.2% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1 |
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 upper secondary education enrolled in in Laos?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Laos was 1.4% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2009.
- How does Laos rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Laos ranks 143rd out of 168 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release