Primary school completion rate in Laos
The primary completion rate in Laos was 85.2% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2010.
Laos, 2025
85.2%
Change from 2024
−2.0percentage points
World, 2024
88.0%
Primary school completion rate in Laos over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of the relevant age group. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Laos | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 85.2% | – |
| 2024 | 87.3% | 88.0% |
| 2023 | 88.8% | 87.3% |
| 2022 | 88.3% | 91.1% |
| 2021 | 89.7% | 88.7% |
| 2020 | 90.8% | 88.0% |
| 2019 | 93.6% | 87.9% |
| 2018 | 98.5% | 88.1% |
| 2017 | 101.1% | 88.2% |
| 2016 | 99.8% | 88.5% |
| 2015 | 101.0% | 87.9% |
| 2014 | 99.7% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | 97.7% | 88.3% |
| 2012 | 92.3% | 88.1% |
| 2011 | 88.9% | 87.8% |
| 2010 | 83.0% | 88.5% |
| 2009 | 79.9% | 89.0% |
| 2008 | 77.3% | 88.2% |
| 2007 | 75.1% | 86.5% |
| 2006 | 72.6% | 85.3% |
| 2005 | 69.2% | 85.0% |
| 2004 | 66.8% | 84.2% |
| 2003 | 66.7% | 83.5% |
| 2002 | 67.1% | 83.3% |
| 2001 | 66.7% | 82.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −2.0 percentage points from 87.3% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 101.0%, the figure has changed by −15.7 percentage points.
More for Laos
All statistics for Laos
Primary school enrolment (gross)
93.1%
2025 · World Bank
Secondary school enrolment (gross)
50.5%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
22.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
87.7%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
56.2%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
37.4%
2023 · UNESCO UIS