Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate in Laos
Laos: Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate was 50.54 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate in Laos, 1971–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, secondary gross enrollment rate in Laos stood at 50.54.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary gross enrollment rate in Laos peaked at 66.15 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.72, in 1971.
That places Laos 172nd out of 203 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 3.72 | — |
| 1972 | 4.26 | +14.5% |
| 1973 | 4.8 | +12.6% |
| 1977 | 11.47 | +138.9% |
| 1978 | 14.76 | +28.7% |
| 1979 | 17.37 | +17.7% |
| 1980 | 18.1 | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 19.28 | +6.5% |
| 1984 | 20.55 | +6.6% |
| 1985 | 21.05 | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 20.99 | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 23.68 | +12.8% |
| 1990 | 22.89 | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 19.92 | -13.0% |
| 1993 | 21.64 | +8.6% |
| 1994 | 23.44 | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 24.01 | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 24.15 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 25.9 | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 28.14 | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 31.14 | +10.7% |
| 2000 | 33.27 | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 35.19 | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 37.95 | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 40.68 | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 42.51 | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 42.99 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 42.23 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 43.03 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 44.13 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 45.69 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 47.36 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 46.3 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 49.03 | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 52.68 | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 58.02 | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 62.3 | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 64.76 | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 66.04 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 66.15 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 64.99 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 62.45 | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 59.85 | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 56.88 | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 54.43 | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 51.85 | -4.7% |
| 2025 | 50.54 | -2.5% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 50.54 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 65.31, 77% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Laos's 50.54 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 92.26, 55% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate in Laos changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +138.9% | 4.8 | 11.47 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.4 | 3.72 | 17.37 | 6 |
| 1980s | 20.61 | 18.1 | 23.68 | 6 |
| 1990s | 24.58 | 19.92 | 31.14 | 9 |
| 2000s | 40.77 | 33.27 | 45.69 | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.76 | 46.3 | 66.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 56 | 50.54 | 62.45 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Laos
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 secondary gross enrollment rate in Laos?
- Secondary gross enrollment rate in Laos was 50.54 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest secondary gross enrollment rate recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 66.15 in 2018.
- What is the lowest secondary gross enrollment rate recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.72 in 1971.
- How does Laos rank for secondary gross enrollment rate?
- Laos ranks 172nd out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
- Is secondary gross enrollment rate rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gender-disaggregated data on educational outcomes.