Secondary education, duration in Laos
Laos: Secondary education, duration was 7 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
7 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
26th
of 209 countries
All-time high
7 years
in 1970
All-time low
6 years
in 1977
Years of data
56
1970–2025
Secondary education, duration in Laos, 1970–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, duration in Laos is 7 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, duration in Laos peaked at 7 years in 1970 and was at its lowest, 6 years, in 1977.
That places Laos 26th out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.7 years | 6 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.9 years | 6 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 6 |
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More education data for Laos
- Population ages 15-64 65.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.8% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 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 secondary education, duration in Laos?
- Secondary education, duration in Laos was 7 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, duration recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 7 years in 1970.
- What is the lowest secondary education, duration recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 1977.
- How does Laos rank for secondary education, duration?
- Laos ranks 26th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is secondary education, duration rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in secondary school.