Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index was 0.9819 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1992–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 0.9819 GPI.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 0.9839 GPI in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.8639 GPI, in 1993.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 146th out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.8665 GPI | — |
| 1993 | 0.8639 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8648 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8915 GPI | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8994 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.9021 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9107 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.911 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9128 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9116 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9137 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9263 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9313 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9301 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9357 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9439 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9563 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9584 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9694 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9692 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9728 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9769 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9819 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9778 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9839 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9826 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9819 GPI | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8856 GPI | 0.8639 GPI | 0.9107 GPI | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.9273 GPI | 0.911 GPI | 0.9563 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9755 GPI | 0.9584 GPI | 0.9839 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 143 Saudi Arabia 0.9845 GPI compare
- 144 Belarus 0.9844 GPI compare
- 145 Jordan 0.9842 GPI compare
- 147 Togo 0.9817 GPI compare
- 148 Cape Verde 0.9814 GPI compare
- 149 Republic of Moldova 0.9812 GPI compare
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, gender parity index in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 0.9819 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9839 GPI in 2017.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8639 GPI in 1993.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 146th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female total net enrolment rate for primary to the male total net enrolment rate for primary. 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.