Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender was 1.06 GPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
1.06 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
31st
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.06 GPIA
in 1998
All-time low
0.8894 GPIA
in 1992
Years of data
26
1992–2019
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1992–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Lao People's Democratic Republic recorded 1.06 GPIA for survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in 2019.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.8894 GPIA, in 1992.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 31st of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.8894 GPIA | — |
| 1993 | 0.9218 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.946 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.9611 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 1.06 GPIA | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 0.9729 GPIA | -8.4% |
| 2000 | 1.02 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9769 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9881 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.989 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.02 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.03 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.1% |
Lao People's Democratic Republic compared with similar countries
- Lao People's Democratic Republic's 1.06 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.04 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Lao People's Democratic Republic's 1.06 GPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.02 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.959 GPIA | 0.8894 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9769 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic
More education data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 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 survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 1.06 GPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPIA in 1998.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8894 GPIA in 1992.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 31st out of 164 countries with data for 2019.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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 Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release