Preprimary education, duration in Laos
Laos: Preprimary education, duration was 6 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
6 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
10th
of 202 countries
All-time high
6 years
in 1998
All-time low
6 years
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Preprimary education, duration in Laos, 1998–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Laos recorded 6 years for preprimary education, duration in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, preprimary education, duration in Laos peaked at 6 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 6 years, in 1998.
That places Laos 10th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 6 |
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More education data for Laos
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.8% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 93.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 21,845 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary, female 92.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary, male 93.6% (2025)
- Labor force, female 46.7% (2025)
- Labor force, total 3.65 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is preprimary education, duration in Laos?
- Preprimary education, duration in Laos was 6 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest preprimary education, duration recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 6 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest preprimary education, duration recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 1998.
- How does Laos rank for preprimary education, duration?
- Laos ranks 10th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is preprimary education, duration rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Preprimary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Preprimary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in preprimary school.