Total net enrolment rate, primary, male (%) in Laos
Laos: Total net enrolment rate, primary, male (%) was 89.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Laos, 1992–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Laos recorded 89.7% for total net enrolment rate, primary, male in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Laos peaked at 97.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 60.5%, in 1992.
That places Laos 126th out of 180 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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, male (%) in Laos, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 60.5% | — |
| 1993 | 65.6% | +8.5% |
| 1994 | 69.7% | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 71.2% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 73.6% | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 77.1% | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 77.5% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 78.3% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 77.6% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 79.1% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 81.6% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 81.4% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 81.8% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 82.5% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 84.8% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 86.8% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 88.6% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 93.4% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 93.3% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 93.9% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 96.2% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 97.1% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 96.1% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 95.8% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 94.6% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 94.2% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 94.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 93.9% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 93.6% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 91.0% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 90.9% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 89.9% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 89.7% | -0.2% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 89.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 91.4%, 98% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Laos's 89.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 94.6%, 95% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.7% | 60.5% | 77.5% | 7 |
| 2000s | 82.2% | 77.6% | 88.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.9% | 93.3% | 97.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.5% | 89.7% | 93.9% | 6 |
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, male in Laos?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Laos was 89.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 97.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.5% in 1992.
- How does Laos rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, male?
- Laos ranks 126th out of 180 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, male rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release