Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Laos
Laos: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male was 35.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Laos, 1992–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Laos recorded 35.4% for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.9% on the previous year and down 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Laos peaked at 63.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 35.4%, in 2025.
That places Laos 162nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Laos, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 45.9% | — |
| 1997 | 53.9% | +17.6% |
| 1998 | 52.6% | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 54.2% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 52.5% | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 52.0% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 51.2% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 55.4% | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 57.3% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 58.2% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 55.1% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 56.0% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 55.4% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 60.2% | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 57.7% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 54.7% | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 52.3% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 51.9% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 55.4% | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 58.2% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 63.3% | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 61.7% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 60.7% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 57.0% | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 53.9% | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 51.0% | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 47.4% | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 42.4% | -10.4% |
| 2024 | 38.4% | -9.4% |
| 2025 | 35.4% | -7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.6% | 45.9% | 54.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 55.3% | 51.2% | 60.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.3% | 51.9% | 63.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.8% | 35.4% | 53.9% | 6 |
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More education data for Laos
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Laos?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Laos was 35.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 63.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.4% in 2025.
- How does Laos rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male?
- Laos ranks 162nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release