Primary completion rate, total in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Primary completion rate, total was 85.2% in 2025. β² Rising
Primary completion rate, total in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1988β2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Lao People's Democratic Republic 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 101.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 39.7%, in 1992.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 134th of 190 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.
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 |
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More aid effectiveness data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$), per 2,231 constant 2023 US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total 435.39 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United States 113.60 million current US$ (2023)
- Net official flows from UN agencies, UNICEF 2.07 million current US$ (2023)
- Net official flows from UN agencies, UNDP 1.55 million current US$ (2022)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received 514.84 million current US$ (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received 514.84 million constant 2023 US$ (2023)
- Net official development assistance received 514.84 million current US$ (2023)
- Net ODA received 8.7% (2016)
- Net ODA received 3.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Primary completion rate, total in Lao People's Democratic Republic 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 101.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.7% in 1992.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 134th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic 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.