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 2.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Lao People's Democratic Republic is 2.1%, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 20.6% on the previous year and up 137.9% 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 5.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2009.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 142nd out of 158 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 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% | +35.6% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | +18.0% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | -19.0% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | -22.2% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -20.6% |
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 | 2.9% | 1.2% | 4.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 139 Mauritania 2.4% compare
- 140 Sudan 2.3% compare
- 141 Equatorial Guinea 2.2% compare
- 143 Afghanistan 2.0% compare
- 144 Qatar 1.8% compare
- 145 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.6% compare
More education data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 532,092 (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21,845 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -8.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 259,159 (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 272,933 (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 232,166 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.858 % 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 2.1% in 2019, 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 5.0% in 1998.
- 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 158 countries with data for 2019.
- 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 up 137.9%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of students enrolled in vocational programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper 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.