Education in Laos

149 indicators covering education for Laos.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Trained teachers in secondary education, male 93.3% 2022 up 1.8% 49th
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 18.15 2018 down 20.2% 68th
Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 18.24 2018 up 3.4% 80th
Current education expenditure, tertiary 60.2% 2014 up 14.5% 105th
Trained teachers in preprimary education, male 38.0% 2024 down 59.0% 82nd
Adolescents out of school, female 35.9% 2025 up 66.6% 21st
Adolescents out of school, male 36.6% 2025 up 93.4% 20th
Net intake rate in grade 1 90.2% 2018 up 22.0% 23rd
Trained teachers in lower secondary education 93.7% 2022 down 5.8% 43rd
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary 11.3 2018 down 61.6% 135th
Net intake rate in grade 1, female 89.2% 2018 up 22.5% 26th
Net intake rate in grade 1, male 91.1% 2018 up 21.6% 21st
Trained teachers in upper secondary education 93.7% 2022 down 5.8% 42nd
Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female 94.0% 2022 down 5.5% 42nd
Trained teachers in lower secondary education, male 93.3% 2022 down 6.2% 42nd
Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education 24.77 pupils per teacher 2018 down 23.7% 46th
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 20.6% 2023 up 4.2% 120th
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 16.6% 2023 up 11.2% 120th
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 25.0% 2023 up 0.2% 116th
Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary 17.33 2018 down 20.5% 47th
Trained teachers in upper secondary education, female 94.0% 2022 down 4.2% 41st
Trained teachers in upper secondary education, male 93.3% 2022 down 5.5% 41st
Government expenditure per student, primary 9.1% 2014 down 6.6% 101st
Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary 20.02 2018 down 18.4% 24th
Government expenditure per student, tertiary 20.3% 2014 down 76.1% 78th
Government expenditure per student, secondary 12.5% 2014 up 36.1% 91st
Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population 6.3% 2023 up 77.3% 91st
Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population 8.0% 2023 up 69.8% 87th
Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population 4.7% 2023 up 92.7% 93rd