Education in Laos

2,794 indicators covering education for Laos.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 35,584 2022 up 28.5% 103rd
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 16,396 2025 down 67.7% 77th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 116,303 2025 up 41.5% 79th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 115,863 2025 up 40.8% 81st
Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 532,092 2025 down 16.9% 106th
Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 739,554 2025 down 13.0% 94th
Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.0716 % change on previous year 2025 up 96.9% 114th
Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 31.5% 57th
Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0939 units per person 2025 down 24.9% 104th
Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 739,554 2025 down 13.0% 94th
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0716 % change on previous year 2025 up 96.9% 119th
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 31.5% 57th
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0939 units per person 2025 down 24.9% 104th
Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 360,578 2025 down 11.7% 92nd
Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1728 % change on previous year 2025 up 108.6% 107th
Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0458 units per person 2025 down 23.7% 102nd
Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 378,976 2025 down 14.3% 94th
Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3031 % change on previous year 2025 up 88.6% 121st
Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0481 units per person 2025 down 26.0% 103rd
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 532,092 2025 down 16.9% 106th
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.18 % change on previous year 2025 down 133.2% 190th
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21,845 2025 down 38.0% 120th
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -8.58 % change on previous year 2025 down 605.7% 203rd
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 259,159 2025 down 14.4% 106th
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.55 % change on previous year 2025 down 121.2% 172nd
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 272,933 2025 down 19.1% 103rd
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.77 % change on previous year 2025 down 146.8% 189th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 232,166 2025 up 41.1% 81st
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.858 % change on previous year 2025 down 91.2% 107th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 46,242 2024 down 64.4% 139th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 23.24 % change on previous year 2024 up 982.2% 9th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11,991 2025 down 33.6% 124th
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,854 2025 down 42.6% 89th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 22,851 2024 down 63.2% 139th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 25.69 % change on previous year 2024 up 99,589.1% 8th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 23,391 2024 down 65.4% 137th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 20.93 % change on previous year 2024 up 522.6% 6th
Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year 2025 down 0.5% 16th
Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education 2024 up 0.5% 34th
Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year 2024 down 0.5% 101st
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 21,845 2025 down 38.0% 120th
Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Duration of pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 27th
Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 58th
Population ages 15-64 65.4% 2025 up 4.3% 90th
Population ages 0-14 29.8% 2025 down 10.2% 72nd
Lower secondary school starting age 11 years 2025 unchanged 144th
Primary school starting age 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd
Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.0676 units per person 2025 down 28.2% 144th
Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 30.4% 56th
Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 32.5% 57th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled 10,249 2025 down 65.4% 74th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps 6,147 2025 down 70.9% 83rd