Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index (GPI) in Laos
Laos: Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index (GPI) was 0.9819 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Laos, 1992–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Laos 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 Laos peaked at 0.9839 GPI in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.8639 GPI, in 1993.
That places Laos 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 (GPI) in Laos, 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% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.9819 GPI is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1 GPI, 98% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.9819 GPI is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9996 GPI, 98% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
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 Laos
More education data for Laos
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 89.6 (2025)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 89.64 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Laos?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Laos 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 Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9839 GPI in 2017.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8639 GPI in 1993.
- How does Laos rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index?
- Laos ranks 146th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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, 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.