Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male was 63.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1992–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 63.4%. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 81.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 63.4%, in 2025.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 142nd of 161 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 69.0% | — |
| 1993 | 73.8% | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 77.2% | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 80.8% | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 81.4% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 78.0% | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 77.0% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 75.3% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 77.6% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 77.8% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 78.6% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 78.2% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 77.7% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 76.7% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 78.8% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 80.1% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 75.5% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 75.0% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 76.1% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 77.0% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 80.2% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 81.1% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 76.7% | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 77.9% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 75.0% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 72.4% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 69.8% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 68.1% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 65.0% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 64.4% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 64.2% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 63.4% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.7% | 69.0% | 81.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 77.8% | 75.3% | 80.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.7% | 72.4% | 81.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.8% | 63.4% | 69.8% | 6 |
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More education data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 23.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11,991 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,854 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 22,851 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 25.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 23,391 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 20.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 63.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 81.4% in 1998.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.4% in 2025.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 142nd out of 161 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release