Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Laos
Laos: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.07 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary 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
Laos recorded 1.07 index for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Laos peaked at 1.07 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.8487 index, in 1992.
Laos ranks 37th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8667 index | 0.849 index | 0.8804 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.8836 index | 0.8487 index | 0.9328 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9879 index | 0.9414 index | 1.02 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 index | 1.02 index | 1.05 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 index | 1.06 index | 1.07 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More gender data for Laos
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 80,320 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 77,063 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 80,518 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 77,339 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 80,771 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Laos?
- Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Laos was 1.07 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8487 index in 1992.
- How does Laos rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Laos ranks 37th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, adjusted 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary 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 primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.