Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Laos
Laos: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female was 64.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Laos, 1992–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Laos is 64.1%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Laos peaked at 78.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 54.1%, in 1992.
That places Laos 141st out of 161 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Laos, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 54.1% | — |
| 1993 | 56.9% | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 59.2% | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 64.2% | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 65.0% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 64.5% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 62.6% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 62.4% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 64.9% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 65.6% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 67.1% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 67.1% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 67.0% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 67.1% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 69.6% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 71.7% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 67.2% | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 68.1% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 70.6% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 72.5% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 76.5% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 78.4% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 75.2% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 76.4% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 74.0% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 72.0% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 69.6% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 68.4% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 65.9% | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 64.8% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 64.5% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 64.1% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.7% | 54.1% | 65.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 66.5% | 62.4% | 71.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.1% | 67.2% | 78.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.2% | 64.1% | 69.6% | 6 |
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More education data for Laos
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 21,845 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Laos?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Laos was 64.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 78.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.1% in 1992.
- How does Laos rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female?
- Laos ranks 141st out of 161 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release