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

Latest (2021)
0.963 GPI
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
162nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.963 GPI
in 2021
All-time low
0.5786 GPI
in 1971
Years of data
41
1971–2021

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Laos, 1971–2021

00.20.40.60.811971199620211971: 0.579 GPI1972: 0.648 GPI1973: 0.682 GPI1977: 0.7 GPI1978: 0.807 GPI1979: 0.771 GPI1980: 0.808 GPI1981: 0.814 GPI1986: 0.814 GPI1988: 0.789 GPI1990: 0.772 GPI1992: 0.771 GPI1993: 0.763 GPI1994: 0.763 GPI1995: 0.777 GPI1996: 0.781 GPI1997: 0.786 GPI1998: 0.796 GPI1999: 0.808 GPI2000: 0.809 GPI2001: 0.814 GPI2002: 0.816 GPI2003: 0.821 GPI2004: 0.828 GPI2005: 0.831 GPI2006: 0.839 GPI2007: 0.847 GPI2008: 0.858 GPI2009: 0.87 GPI2010: 0.882 GPI2011: 0.894 GPI2012: 0.905 GPI2013: 0.915 GPI2014: 0.928 GPI2015: 0.937 GPI2016: 0.939 GPI2017: 0.945 GPI2018: 0.948 GPI2019: 0.951 GPI2020: 0.957 GPI2021: 0.963 GPI

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

Annual values for School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Laos, 1971 to 2021.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Laos

  1. 159 Nigeria 0.9694 GPI compare
  2. 160 Switzerland 0.9685 GPI compare
  3. 161 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.9655 GPI compare
  4. 163 Peru 0.9602 GPI compare
  5. 164 Oman 0.96 GPI compare
  6. 165 Sudan 0.9573 GPI compare

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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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Indicator
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 8,058 data points, 1970–2022
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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.