Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 3.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lao People's Democratic Republic recorded 3.4% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2025.
The figure is down 30.9% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 5.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2009.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 142nd out of 168 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5.0% | — |
| 1999 | 4.3% | -13.8% |
| 2000 | 4.6% | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 4.2% | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | -18.2% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | -21.9% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -37.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -34.8% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | +37.3% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | +19.2% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | +87.0% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | +33.7% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | +16.6% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | -19.2% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | -22.3% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -20.6% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 5.8% | +128.3% |
| 2024 | 4.9% | -16.1% |
| 2025 | 3.4% | -30.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.6% | 4.3% | 5.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 0.9% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 1.2% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 2.2% | 5.8% | 6 |
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More education data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 272,933 (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 23.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 25.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11,991 (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 21,845 (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 3.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2009.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 142nd out of 168 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 upper 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