Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — Laos

Primary school enrollment in Laos in 2018 — 91.5%. Ranked 44 in the world out of 72. Since 1988, the indicator has risen by 26.5 pp.

2018 91.5% −1 pp vs 2017
World rank 44of 72
Period maximum 96.5%2014
Period minimum 57.9%1992

Trend over time

1988–2018 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Laos, 1988–20185060708090100198819911994199720002003200620092012201520181988: 64.9%1990: 64.7%1992: 57.9%1993: 62.7%1994: 66.5%1996: 68.4%1997: 71%1998: 74.3%1999: 74.9%2000: 75.9%2001: 75.4%2002: 76.6%2003: 79.2%2004: 79.8%2005: 81.1%2006: 82.6%2007: 85.2%2008: 87.7%2009: 90%2010: 94.5%2011: 94.3%2012: 94.3%2013: 96.2%2014: 96.5%2015: 94.9%2016: 94%2017: 92.5%2018: 91.5%
Change over the period: +26.5 pp Annual average: 0.88 pp

Comparison, 2018

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Laos

Laos 91.5%
World 89.4%
Primary school enrollment — Laos, by year Laos All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2018 91.5 −1 pp
2017 92.5 −1.5 pp
2016 94 −0.9 pp
2015 94.9 −1.7 pp
2014 96.5 +0.3 pp
2013 96.2 +1.9 pp
2012 94.3 −0 pp
2011 94.3 −0.2 pp
2010 94.5 +4.6 pp
2009 90 +2.3 pp
2008 87.7 +2.4 pp
2007 85.2 +2.6 pp
2006 82.6 +1.5 pp
2005 81.1 +1.3 pp
2004 79.8 +0.7 pp
2003 79.2 +2.6 pp
2002 76.6 +1.2 pp
2001 75.4 −0.5 pp
2000 75.9 +0.9 pp
1999 74.9 +0.7 pp
1998 74.3 +3.3 pp
1997 71 +2.5 pp
1996 68.4
1994 66.5 +3.7 pp
1993 62.7 +4.8 pp
1992 57.9
1990 64.7
1988 64.9

South-Eastern Asia, 2018

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.