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Tertiary education enrollment — Laos

Tertiary education enrollment in Laos in 2023 — 14.9%. Ranked 114 in the world out of 128. Since 1971, the indicator has risen by 14.7 pp.

2023 14.9% +1.2 pp vs 2022
World rank 114of 128
Period maximum 18.9%2013
Period minimum 0.2%1973

Trend over time

1971–2023 · % (gross ratio)

Tertiary education enrollment — Laos, 1971–20230510152019711977198319891995200120072013201920231971: 0.2%1972: 0.2%1973: 0.2%1974: 0.3%1975: 0.3%1980: 0.4%1981: 0.4%1982: 0.9%1983: 1.2%1984: 1.4%1985: 1.4%1986: 1.4%1988: 1.3%1990: 1.1%1993: 1.3%1994: 1.3%1995: 1.6%1996: 2.4%1997: 2.5%1998: 2%1999: 2.3%2000: 2.6%2001: 3%2002: 4.1%2003: 4.8%2004: 5.6%2005: 7.6%2006: 8.8%2007: 11.3%2008: 13.1%2009: 16.2%2010: 16.7%2011: 17.5%2012: 17.3%2013: 18.9%2014: 18.5%2015: 18.2%2016: 17.1%2017: 15.4%2018: 14.5%2019: 13.7%2020: 12.6%2021: 12.4%2022: 13.7%2023: 14.9%
Change over the period: +14.7 pp Annual average: 0.28 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Laos 14.9%
World 43.2%
East Asia & Pacific 61.9%
South-Eastern Asia computed 41.8%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 30.4%
Tertiary education enrollment — Laos, by year Laos All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 14.9 +1.2 pp
2022 13.7 +1.2 pp
2021 12.4 −0.1 pp
2020 12.6 −1.2 pp
2019 13.7 −0.8 pp
2018 14.5 −0.9 pp
2017 15.4 −1.7 pp
2016 17.1 −1.1 pp
2015 18.2 −0.3 pp
2014 18.5 −0.4 pp
2013 18.9 +1.6 pp
2012 17.3 −0.2 pp
2011 17.5 +0.8 pp
2010 16.7 +0.5 pp
2009 16.2 +3.1 pp
2008 13.1 +1.8 pp
2007 11.3 +2.5 pp
2006 8.8 +1.2 pp
2005 7.6 +2 pp
2004 5.6 +0.8 pp
2003 4.8 +0.7 pp
2002 4.1 +1 pp
2001 3 +0.4 pp
2000 2.6 +0.3 pp
1999 2.3 +0.3 pp
1998 2 −0.5 pp
1997 2.5 +0.2 pp
1996 2.4 +0.7 pp
1995 1.6 +0.3 pp
1994 1.3 −0 pp
1993 1.3 —
1990 1.1 —
1988 1.3 —
1986 1.4 +0 pp
1985 1.4 +0.1 pp
1984 1.4 +0.2 pp
1983 1.2 +0.3 pp
1982 0.9 +0.4 pp
1981 0.4 +0.1 pp
1980 0.4 —
1975 0.3 −0 pp
1974 0.3 +0.2 pp
1973 0.2 −0 pp
1972 0.2 +0 pp
1971 0.2 —

South-Eastern Asia, 2023

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

SG Singapore 97.3 TH Thailand 45.4 ID Indonesia 44.9 PH Philippines 44.2 MY Malaysia 37.3 BN Brunei Darussalam 36.4 VN Vietnam 32.8 TL Timor-Leste 31 KH Cambodia 17.4 LA Laos 14.9
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About the indicator

The gross tertiary enrollment ratio — the number of students at universities and colleges (ISCED 5–8) as a percentage of the population in the five-year age interval that follows the end of school. It can exceed 100% because of older students and students from abroad, so in countries that act as magnets for international students the indicator is overstated.

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

Other indicators for Laos

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What share of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Laos by year Education Secondary school enrollment

The gross enrollment ratio for secondary school.

Laos by year Education Researchers per million people

The number of researchers per million residents — in full-time equivalent.

Laos by year Labor Youth unemployment

The unemployment rate at ages 15–24 — almost always two to three times the overall rate.

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