School enrollment, primary, female in Laos
Laos: School enrollment, primary, female was 90.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Laos, 1992–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, female in Laos is 90.6%, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Laos peaked at 95.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 53.7%, in 1992.
That places Laos 93rd out of 167 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.8% | 53.7% | 71.4% | 7 |
| 2000s | 78.3% | 71.9% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.1% | 90.6% | 95.4% | 9 |
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 school enrollment, primary, female in Laos?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Laos was 90.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 95.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.7% in 1992.
- How does Laos rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Laos ranks 93rd out of 167 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.