Primary completion (UIS) in Laos
In Laos, 87.7% of children had completed primary school by the expected age in 2023.
Laos, 2023
87.7%
Change from 2017
+4.2percentage points
Primary completion (UIS) in Laos over time: Girls
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% of children 3 to 5 years above the final primary grade age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Laos |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 87.9% |
| 2017 | 83.3% |
| 2012 | 68.2% |
| 2006 | 60.1% |
| 2000 | 48.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 83.4% in 2017, a change of +4.2 percentage points.
- Since 2000, when it was 51.6%, the figure has changed by +36.0 percentage points.
More for Laos
All statistics for Laos
Lower secondary completion
56.2%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Primary school completion rate
85.2%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
22.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Upper secondary completion
37.4%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
10.4%
2025 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
36.3%
2025 · UNESCO UIS