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Southeast Asia > Laos > Education

LAO EDUCATION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 1.43 % of GNI Time series [160th of 168]
Children out of school, primary 126,224 Time series [25th of 126]
    Children out of school, primary (per capita) 21.307 per 1,000 people Time series [22nd of 150]
Children out of school, primary, female 70,973 Time series [22nd of 117]
    Children out of school, primary, female (per capita) 11.98 per 1,000 people Time series [20th of 147]
Children out of school, primary, male 55,251 Time series [27th of 117]
    Children out of school, primary, male (per capita) 9.326 per 1,000 people Time series [25th of 148]
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 875,300 Time series [80th of 189]
    Education enrolment by level > Primary level (per capita) 0.162 per capita Time series [31st of 172]
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 353,362 Time series [94th of 171]
    Education enrolment by level > Secondary level (per capita) 65.408 per 1,000 people Time series [121st of 159]
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 28,117 Time series [99th of 150]
    Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level (per capita) 5.205 per 1,000 people Time series [101st of 146]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Primary level 45.65% Time series [148th of 179]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Secondary level 41.85% Time series [145th of 162]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Tertiary level 35.75% Time series [110th of 126]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level 84% Time series [111st of 160]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level > Men 86% Time series [104th of 160]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level > Women 81% Time series [107th of 160]
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 2.5% Time series [44th of 127]
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 11.7% Time series [37th of 85]
Education spending (% of GDP) 2.8% [111st of 132]
Education spending (% of total government expenditure) 11% [81st of 96]
Education spending (% Primary) 47% [29th of 110]
Education spending (% Secondary) 19% [103rd of 107]
Education spending (% Tertiary) 12.6% [89th of 108]
Education, percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 63% Time series [81st of 112]
Education, percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 63.6% Time series [71st of 101]
Education, percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women 62.3% Time series [68th of 101]
Education, primary completion rate 76 Time series [90th of 148]
Education, primary completion rate > Men 80 Time series [78th of 145]
Education, primary completion rate > Women 72 Time series [87th of 145]
Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita 8.57 % Time series [32nd of 101]
Expenditure per student, secondary > % of GDP per capita 4.02 % Time series [35th of 93]
Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita 22.44 % Time series [25th of 81]
Geographical aptitude results 71.36 [85th of 191]
Girls to boys ratio, primary level enrolment 0.88 Time series [128th of 183]
Girls to boys ratio, secondary level enrolment 0.76 Time series [122nd of 172]
Girls to boys ratio, tertiary level enrolment 0.72 Time series [75th of 139]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, female > % of relevant age group 111.38 % Time series [26th of 156]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, male > % of relevant age group 120.73 % Time series [21st of 156]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, total > % of relevant age group 116.14 % Time series [22nd of 157]
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+ 32.7% Time series [32nd of 138]
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+ > Men 22% Time series [42nd of 138]
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+ > Women 43.4% Time series [31st of 138]
Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ 1,080,500 Time series [55th of 138]
    Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ (per capita) 196.912 per 1,000 people Time series [31st of 138]
Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Men 359,400 Time series [62nd of 138]
    Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Men (per capita) 65.498 per 1,000 people Time series [36th of 138]
Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Women 726,000 Time series [53rd of 138]
    Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Women (per capita) 132.307 per 1,000 people Time series [29th of 138]
Literacy > Definition
age 15 and over can read and write
Literacy > Female 38.1% Time series [142nd of 157]
Literacy > Male 67.5% Time series [133rd of 156]
Literacy > Total population 52.8% Time series [139th of 160]
Literacy rate, adult female > % of females ages 15 and above 60.9 % Time series [84th of 121]
Literacy rate, adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 77.01 % Time series [83rd of 121]
Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 68.73 % Time series [87th of 121]
Literacy rate, youth female > % of females ages 15-24 74.68 % Time series [82nd of 123]
Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24 82.6 % Time series [84th of 123]
Literacy rate, youth total > % of people ages 15-24 78.46 % Time series [80th of 123]
Literacy rates, aged 15-24 78.5% Time series [22nd of 138]
Literacy rates, aged 15-24 > Men 82.6% Time series [24th of 138]
Literacy rates, aged 15-24 > Women 74.7% Time series [22nd of 138]
Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population 60.39 % Time series [37th of 95]
Net intake rate in grade 1, female > % of official school-age population 59.72 % Time series [36th of 93]
Net intake rate in grade 1, male > % of official school-age population 61.03 % Time series [35th of 93]
Persistence to grade 5, female > % of cohort 62.32 % Time series [42nd of 83]
Persistence to grade 5, male > % of cohort 63.64 % Time series [42nd of 83]
Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 63.03 % Time series [47th of 92]
Primary completion rate, female > % of relevant age group 71.52 % Time series [58th of 138]
Primary completion rate, male > % of relevant age group 80.09 % Time series [52nd of 138]
Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 75.88 % Time series [62nd of 141]
Primary education, duration > years 5 years Time series [153rd of 197]
Primary education, pupils 890,821 Time series [49th of 176]
    Primary education, pupils (per capita) 0.15 per capita Time series [38th of 193]
Primary education, pupils > % female 45.98 % female Time series [87th of 175]
Primary education, teachers 28,299 Time series [37th of 159]
    Primary education, teachers (per capita) 4.777 per 1,000 people Time series [45th of 191]
Primary education, teachers > % female 45.44 % female Time series [66th of 153]
Progression to secondary school > % 77.96 % Time series [49th of 123]
Progression to secondary school, female > % 75.45 % Time series [49th of 118]
Progression to secondary school, male > % 80.06 % Time series [42nd of 118]
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 2.33 % Time series [42nd of 136]
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 11.71 % Time series [36th of 103]
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 31.48 Time series [37th of 159]
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 71.93 Time series [41st of 137]
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 88.18 Time series [84th of 174]
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 76.33 Time series [79th of 162]
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 83.7 % Time series [63rd of 157]
Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 90.42 % Time series [84th of 123]
Repetition rate, primary > % of total enrollment 19.18 % Time series [11th of 128]
Repetition rate, primary, female > % of total enrollment 17.87 % Time series [13th of 125]
Repetition rate, primary, male > % of total enrollment 20.3 % Time series [12th of 125]
School enrollment, preprimary > % gross 9.08 % gross Time series [70th of 159]
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 9.3 % gross Time series [69th of 153]
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 8.88 % gross Time series [70th of 153]
School enrollment, primary > % gross 115.81 % gross Time series [18th of 176]
School enrollment, primary > % net 83.59 % net Time series [56th of 139]
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 108.42 % gross Time series [31st of 174]
School enrollment, primary, female > % net 81.21 % net Time series [54th of 137]
School enrollment, primary, male > % gross 122.95 % gross Time series [11th of 174]
School enrollment, primary, male > % net 85.88 % net Time series [50th of 136]
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 2.36 % Time series [61st of 139]
School enrollment, secondary > % gross 46.74 % gross Time series [64th of 164]
School enrollment, secondary > % net 37.7 % net Time series [51st of 121]
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 40.37 % gross Time series [67th of 162]
School enrollment, secondary, female > % net 34.7 % net Time series [51st of 119]
School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross 52.89 % gross Time series [64th of 162]
School enrollment, secondary, male > % net 40.6 % net Time series [48th of 119]
School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary 1.57 % Time series [59th of 124]
School enrollment, tertiary > % gross 7.95 % gross Time series [39th of 141]
School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross 6.64 % gross Time series [39th of 137]
School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross 9.22 % gross Time series [36th of 137]
School life expectancy > Female 7.4 years [80th of 96]
School life expectancy > Male 9.3 years [78th of 97]
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 9 years Time series [84th of 93]
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 8 years Time series [85th of 93]
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 10 years Time series [82nd of 93]
School life expectancy > Total 8.3 years [92nd of 110]
Scientific and technical journal articles 2 Time series [160th of 175]
Secondary education, general pupils 388,044 Time series [45th of 183]
    Secondary education, general pupils (per capita) 0.066 per 1,000 people Time series [56th of 196]
Secondary education, pupils 393,856 Time series [46th of 166]
    Secondary education, pupils (per capita) 0.066 per capita Time series [57th of 185]
Secondary education, pupils > % female 42.47 % female Time series [76th of 153]
Secondary education, teachers 15,891 Time series [35th of 141]
    Secondary education, teachers (per capita) 2.682 per 1,000 people Time series [52nd of 188]
Secondary education, teachers > % female 42.14 % female Time series [48th of 131]
Secondary education, vocational pupils 5,812 Time series [55th of 163]
    Secondary education, vocational pupils (per capita) 0.981 per 1,000 people Time series [61st of 183]
Trained teachers in primary education > % of total teachers 83.38 % Time series [35th of 61]
Trained teachers in primary education, female > % of female teachers 89.44 % Time series [24th of 56]
Trained teachers in primary education, male > % of male teachers 78.34 % Time series [31st of 56]
Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, aged 15-24 0.9 Time series [23rd of 138]

SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; United Nations Human Development Programme; The Geography Zone; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; UNESCO Institute for Statistics

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Laos, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, lao people’s democratic republic, lao people's dem rep., lao people's dem. rep., lao people's dem., Lao PDR, Lao People's Dem. Rep.

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