Progression to secondary school in Laos
Laos: Progression to secondary school was 86.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school in Laos, 1992–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Laos recorded 86.2% for progression to secondary school in 2017.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Laos peaked at 90.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 74.7%, in 1996.
That places Laos 136th out of 167 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.4% | 74.7% | 80.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 81.5% | 77.9% | 83.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.9% | 82.8% | 90.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More education data for Laos
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.8% (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, total 3.65 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 46.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school in Laos?
- Progression to secondary school in Laos was 86.2% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 90.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.7% in 1996.
- How does Laos rank for progression to secondary school?
- Laos ranks 136th out of 167 countries with data for 2017.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).