Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes was 34.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes 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, upper secondary, both sexes in Lao People's Democratic Republic is 34.3%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.0% on the previous year and down 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 60.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 34.3%, in 2025.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 165th out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 37.5% | — |
| 1997 | 42.7% | +14.0% |
| 1998 | 42.6% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 44.1% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 43.0% | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 43.0% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 42.4% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 46.9% | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 48.8% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 49.7% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 47.7% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 48.7% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 48.8% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 53.9% | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 52.3% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 49.2% | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 47.7% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 48.0% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 51.8% | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 54.9% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 60.4% | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 58.9% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 58.0% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 54.8% | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 51.9% | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 49.1% | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 45.7% | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 40.7% | -11.0% |
| 2024 | 36.9% | -9.4% |
| 2025 | 34.3% | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.7% | 37.5% | 44.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 47.3% | 42.4% | 53.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.6% | 47.7% | 60.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.1% | 34.3% | 51.9% | 6 |
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More education data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 272,933 (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 23.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 25.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11,991 (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 21,845 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 34.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 60.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.3% in 2025.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 165th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.7%. 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, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release