Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Laos
Laos: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9856 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Laos, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Laos is 0.9856 index, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Laos peaked at 0.9856 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5625 index, in 1981.
That places Laos 141st out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Laos, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.5625 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.5737 index | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.5862 index | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.6 index | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.6176 index | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.6408 index | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 0.6661 index | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 0.6946 index | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 0.7193 index | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 0.7314 index | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.7403 index | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.7331 index | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.719 index | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.6968 index | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.6886 index | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.6921 index | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.7073 index | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7202 index | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.737 index | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.7513 index | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.767 index | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7802 index | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7904 index | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7956 index | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8055 index | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8198 index | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.8363 index | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.848 index | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8571 index | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8661 index | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8744 index | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8852 index | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8941 index | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9018 index | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9126 index | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9247 index | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9255 index | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9329 index | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9441 index | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9565 index | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9665 index | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9734 index | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9771 index | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9813 index | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.9856 index | +0.4% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.9856 index is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 index, 90% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.9856 index is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.07 index, 92% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.629 index | 0.5625 index | 0.7193 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.7166 index | 0.6886 index | 0.7403 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8051 index | 0.7513 index | 0.8571 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9061 index | 0.8661 index | 0.9441 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9734 index | 0.9565 index | 0.9856 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 138 Bulgaria 0.9926 index compare
- 139 Azerbaijan 0.9901 index compare
- 140 Tajikistan 0.9891 index compare
- 142 Guatemala 0.9842 index compare
- 143 Morocco 0.9642 index compare
- 144 Mauritania 0.9549 index compare
More gender data for Laos
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,335 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.3716 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 6,022 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 6,022 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 77,014 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 80,573 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 76,875 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 80,330 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 76,857 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Laos?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Laos was 0.9856 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9856 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5625 index in 1981.
- How does Laos rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Laos ranks 141st out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.