Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity was 1.05 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1992–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Lao People's Democratic Republic recorded 1.05 GPI for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 1.07 GPI in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.8894 GPI, in 1992.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 39th of 154 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.8894 GPI | — |
| 1993 | 0.9218 GPI | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.946 GPI | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.9611 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 1.07 GPI | +11.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9729 GPI | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 1.02 GPI | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 1.01 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.02 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.01 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9769 GPI | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9881 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.989 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.02 GPI | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 1.03 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPI | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.03 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 1.03 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.03 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.04 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.04 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPI | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.04 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.05 GPI | +1.4% |
Lao People's Democratic Republic compared with similar countries
- Lao People's Democratic Republic's 1.05 GPI is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.02 GPI, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Lao People's Democratic Republic's 1.05 GPI is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.02 GPI, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9597 GPI | 0.8894 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9769 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 9 |
Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 36 Honduras 1.05 GPI compare
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- 40 Viet Nam 1.04 GPI compare
- 41 Netherlands 1.04 GPI
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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, gender parity in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 1.05 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPI in 1998.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8894 GPI in 1992.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 39th out of 154 countries with data for 2018.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female survival rate to the last grade of primary education to the male survival rate to the last grade of primary education. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.