Education in Laos 149 indicators covering education for Laos. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Persistence to grade 5, total 82.1% 2019 up 15.5% 111th Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 342 2024 down 50.1% 79th Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 407 2024 down 38.7% 75th Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 623 2024 down 29.6% 83rd Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 967 2024 down 11.0% 82nd Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 100.1% 2018 down 18.1% 106th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 104.3% 2018 down 21.9% 72nd Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.5% 2100 down 38.6% 74th Number of adults with no formal education by region 45,400 people 2100 down 40.9% 82nd Population by level of education 3.86 million people 2100 up 10.1% 98th Repeaters, primary, female 3.4% 2018 down 78.4% 66th Repeaters, primary, male 4.9% 2018 down 72.7% 62nd School enrollment, secondary, private 3.6% 2020 up 34.5% 147th School enrollment, primary 91.5% 2018 up 4.3% 116th Trained teachers in primary education 65.2% 2025 down 33.8% 121st Over-age students, primary 10.6% 2018 down 59.3% 62nd Secondary education, teachers 51.8% 2022 up 4.9% 132nd School enrollment, primary, female 90.6% 2018 up 6.5% 93rd School enrollment, primary, male 92.3% 2018 up 2.3% 93rd Over-age students, primary, male 11.5% 2018 down 59.0% 64th Over-age students, primary, female 9.6% 2018 down 59.5% 64th Compulsory education, duration 9 years 2025 up 80.0% 115th Progression to secondary school 86.2% 2017 up 5.5% 136th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 91.5% 2018 up 4.3% 127th Trained teachers in primary education, female 77.1% 2025 down 21.4% 100th Trained teachers in primary education, male 50.6% 2025 down 48.8% 118th Primary education, pupils 48.1% 2018 up 3.2% 148th Tertiary education, academic staff 39.7% 2020 up 24.8% 98th Persistence to grade 5, female 84.5% 2019 up 18.1% 103rd Persistence to grade 5, male 79.8% 2019 up 13.0% 103rd School enrollment, secondary 60.0% 2018 up 64.3% 115th Preprimary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 10th Progression to secondary school, male 87.6% 2017 up 4.4% 124th School enrollment, secondary, female 59.4% 2018 up 74.3% 115th School enrollment, secondary, male 60.7% 2018 up 55.6% 112th Progression to secondary school, female 84.7% 2017 up 7.0% 125th Expenditure on tertiary education 13.8% 2014 up 9.4% 121st Literacy rate, youth female 88.5% 2023 down 2.2% 77th Children out of school, primary 82,273 2025 up 129.1% 58th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 90.6% 2018 up 6.5% 106th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 92.3% 2018 up 2.3% 100th Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index 0.96 GPI 2023 unchanged 73rd Literacy rate, youth male 92.2% 2023 down 2.3% 68th Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 22.34 2018 down 26.7% 81st Literacy rate, youth total 90.4% 2023 down 2.2% 69th Expenditure on secondary education 38.6% 2014 up 103.2% 43rd Expenditure on primary education 40.6% 2014 down 35.0% 42nd Secondary education, pupils 47.6% 2018 up 8.4% 157th Children out of school, primary, female 40,481 2025 up 92.4% 63rd Children out of school, primary, male 41,792 2025 up 181.1% 67th Literacy rate, adult total 75.6% 2023 down 10.7% 65th Literacy rate, adult male 85.1% 2023 down 5.4% 60th Trained teachers in preprimary education 10.8% 2024 down 88.0% 108th Trained teachers in secondary education 93.7% 2022 down 5.8% 52nd Adolescents out of school 36.3% 2025 up 79.3% 22nd Current education expenditure, total 85.0% 2014 up 13.5% 104th Current education expenditure, primary 92.4% 2014 up 10.5% 75th Current education expenditure, secondary 86.4% 2014 up 8.9% 105th Trained teachers in preprimary education, female 10.6% 2024 down 88.4% 105th Trained teachers in secondary education, female 94.0% 2022 down 1.1% 49th ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →