Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Total net enrolment rate, primary, female was 89.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1992–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic is 89.6%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 94.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 52.3%, in 1992.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 123rd of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 52.3% | — |
| 1993 | 56.6% | +8.2% |
| 1994 | 60.2% | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 63.5% | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 66.3% | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 69.6% | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 70.7% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 71.5% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 71.1% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 72.5% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 75.2% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 76.1% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 76.9% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 77.4% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 80.1% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 82.6% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 85.4% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 90.1% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 90.7% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 91.1% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 93.8% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 94.9% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 94.3% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 93.6% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 92.8% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 92.2% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 92.3% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 92.3% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 92.3% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 90.2% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 90.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 89.5% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 89.6% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.7% | 52.3% | 70.7% | 7 |
| 2000s | 76.9% | 71.1% | 85.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.6% | 90.1% | 94.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.7% | 89.5% | 92.3% | 6 |
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More education data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 93.14 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 93.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 89.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 94.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.3% in 1992.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, female?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 123rd out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, female rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release