School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Laos
Laos: School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index was 0.963 GPI in 2021. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Laos, 1971–2021
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Laos recorded 0.963 GPI for school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in 2021. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Laos peaked at 0.963 GPI in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5786 GPI, in 1971.
Laos ranks 162nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Laos, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.5786 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.6477 GPI | +11.9% |
| 1973 | 0.6823 GPI | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 0.7001 GPI | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.8073 GPI | +15.3% |
| 1979 | 0.7708 GPI | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 0.8082 GPI | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 0.8138 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.8142 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.7892 GPI | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.7716 GPI | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.7713 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.7626 GPI | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.7629 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7774 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.7807 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.7863 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.7963 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8085 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.8092 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8138 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8164 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8212 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8282 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8305 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8391 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8469 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.858 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.87 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8819 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.894 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9048 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9148 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9277 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9373 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9386 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9447 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9482 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.951 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9567 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.963 GPI | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6978 GPI | 0.5786 GPI | 0.8073 GPI | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.8063 GPI | 0.7892 GPI | 0.8142 GPI | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.7797 GPI | 0.7626 GPI | 0.8085 GPI | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.8333 GPI | 0.8092 GPI | 0.87 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9243 GPI | 0.8819 GPI | 0.951 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9599 GPI | 0.9567 GPI | 0.963 GPI | 2 |
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- 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 school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Laos?
- School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Laos was 0.963 GPI in 2021, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.963 GPI in 2021.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5786 GPI in 1971.
- How does Laos rank for school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index?
- Laos ranks 162nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary and secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.