Secondary school enrollment — all countries

Secondary school enrollment — Laos

Secondary school enrollment in Laos in 2025 — 50.5%. Ranked 8 in the world out of 9. Since 1971, the indicator has risen by 46.8 pp.

2025 50.5% −1.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 8of 9
Period maximum 66.2%2018
Period minimum 3.7%1971

Trend over time

1971–2025 · % (gross ratio)

Secondary school enrollment — Laos, 1971–202502040608019711977198319891995200120072013201920251971: 3.7%1972: 4.3%1973: 4.8%1977: 11.5%1978: 14.8%1979: 17.4%1980: 18.1%1981: 19.3%1984: 20.5%1985: 21.1%1986: 21%1988: 23.7%1990: 22.9%1992: 19.9%1993: 21.6%1994: 23.4%1995: 24%1996: 24.1%1997: 25.9%1998: 28.1%1999: 31.1%2000: 33.3%2001: 35.2%2002: 37.9%2003: 40.7%2004: 42.5%2005: 43%2006: 42.2%2007: 43%2008: 44.1%2009: 45.7%2010: 47.4%2011: 46.3%2012: 49%2013: 52.7%2014: 58%2015: 62.3%2016: 64.8%2017: 66%2018: 66.2%2019: 65%2020: 62.4%2021: 59.9%2022: 56.9%2023: 54.4%2024: 51.9%2025: 50.5%
Change over the period: +46.8 pp Annual average: 0.87 pp
Secondary school enrollment — Laos, by year Laos All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 50.5 −1.3 pp
2024 51.9 −2.6 pp
2023 54.4 −2.4 pp
2022 56.9 −3 pp
2021 59.9 −2.6 pp
2020 62.4 −2.5 pp
2019 65 −1.2 pp
2018 66.2 +0.1 pp
2017 66 +1.3 pp
2016 64.8 +2.5 pp
2015 62.3 +4.3 pp
2014 58 +5.3 pp
2013 52.7 +3.6 pp
2012 49 +2.7 pp
2011 46.3 −1.1 pp
2010 47.4 +1.7 pp
2009 45.7 +1.6 pp
2008 44.1 +1.1 pp
2007 43 +0.8 pp
2006 42.2 −0.8 pp
2005 43 +0.5 pp
2004 42.5 +1.8 pp
2003 40.7 +2.7 pp
2002 37.9 +2.8 pp
2001 35.2 +1.9 pp
2000 33.3 +2.1 pp
1999 31.1 +3 pp
1998 28.1 +2.2 pp
1997 25.9 +1.8 pp
1996 24.1 +0.1 pp
1995 24 +0.6 pp
1994 23.4 +1.8 pp
1993 21.6 +1.7 pp
1992 19.9
1990 22.9
1988 23.7
1986 21 −0.1 pp
1985 21.1 +0.5 pp
1984 20.5
1981 19.3 +1.2 pp
1980 18.1 +0.7 pp
1979 17.4 +2.6 pp
1978 14.8 +3.3 pp
1977 11.5
1973 4.8 +0.5 pp
1972 4.3 +0.5 pp
1971 3.7

South-Eastern Asia, 2025

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

About the indicator

The gross secondary enrollment ratio — the ratio of the total number of secondary school pupils, of any age, to the population of the official age for that level. It can exceed 100% when pupils older than the official age are in school — because of repetition or a late start, for example.

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