Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Laos
Laos: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 85.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, total in Laos, 1988–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Laos recorded 85.2% for primary completion rate, total in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Laos peaked at 101.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 39.7%, in 1992.
Laos ranks 134th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Laos, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 41.3% | — |
| 1990 | 42.9% | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 39.7% | -7.5% |
| 1993 | 42.4% | +6.8% |
| 1994 | 47.0% | +11.1% |
| 1996 | 55.1% | +17.0% |
| 1997 | 58.4% | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 62.7% | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 68.1% | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 66.6% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 66.7% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 67.1% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 66.7% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 66.8% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 69.2% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 72.6% | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 75.1% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 77.3% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 79.9% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 83.0% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 88.9% | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 92.3% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 97.7% | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 99.7% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 101.0% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 99.8% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 101.1% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 98.5% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 93.6% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 90.8% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 89.7% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 88.3% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 88.8% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 87.3% | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 85.2% | -2.3% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 85.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 85.6%, 100% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Laos's 85.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 95.1%, 90% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41.3% | 41.3% | 41.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 52.0% | 39.7% | 68.1% | 8 |
| 2000s | 70.8% | 66.6% | 79.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.5% | 83.0% | 101.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.3% | 85.2% | 90.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More aid effectiveness data for Laos
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 633,383 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 42,326 current US$ (2019)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 569,498 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 56.64 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 17.10 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 26.81 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 15.67 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 135,203 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 119,973 current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 41.74 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Laos?
- Primary completion rate, total in Laos was 85.2% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 101.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.7% in 1992.
- How does Laos rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Laos ranks 134th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. 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 Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.