Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Laos
Gross tertiary enrolment in Laos was 14.9% in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest since 2017.
Laos, 2023
14.9%
Change from 2022
+1.2percentage points
World, 2023
43.2%
Position in 2023
114th of 128
Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Laos over time
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% of the population in the five years after secondary school age. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Laos | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 43.6% |
| 2023 | 14.9% | 43.2% |
| 2022 | 13.7% | 42.0% |
| 2021 | 12.4% | 41.1% |
| 2020 | 12.6% | 39.7% |
| 2019 | 13.7% | 38.7% |
| 2018 | 14.5% | 37.9% |
| 2017 | 15.4% | 37.5% |
| 2016 | 17.1% | 37.1% |
| 2015 | 18.2% | 36.6% |
| 2014 | 18.5% | 35.6% |
| 2013 | 18.9% | 33.1% |
| 2012 | 17.3% | 32.3% |
| 2011 | 17.5% | 31.1% |
| 2010 | 16.7% | 29.6% |
| 2009 | 16.2% | 28.3% |
| 2008 | 13.1% | 27.4% |
| 2007 | 11.3% | 26.3% |
| 2006 | 8.8% | 25.7% |
| 2005 | 7.6% | 24.3% |
| 2004 | 5.6% | 23.6% |
| 2003 | 4.8% | 22.8% |
| 2002 | 4.1% | 21.6% |
| 2001 | 3.0% | 20.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.2 percentage points from 13.7% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 18.9%, the figure has changed by −4.0 percentage points.
- Among the 128 countries with data for 2023, Laos has the 114th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 43.2%.
More for Laos
All statistics for Laos
Primary school enrolment (gross)
93.1%
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
Out-of-school children
10.4%
2025 · UNESCO UIS