Lao PDR - Lower secondary completion rate

Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group)

Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) in Lao PDR was 60.99 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 67.09 in 2017, while its lowest value was 0.64 in 1971.

Definition: Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 0.64
1972 0.89
1973 0.98
1974 1.12
1992 16.49
1993 17.41
1994 18.65
1997 21.94
1999 27.32
2000 29.58
2001 31.02
2002 34.59
2003 36.69
2004 39.37
2005 39.26
2006 38.04
2007 38.31
2008 40.02
2009 42.51
2010 37.74
2011 39.90
2012 43.22
2013 46.76
2014 52.99
2015 59.72
2016 64.11
2017 67.09
2018 65.48
2019 63.89
2020 60.99

Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group)

Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) in Lao PDR was 62.98 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 71.42 in 2017, while its lowest value was 2.22 in 1971.

Definition: Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1971 2.22
1972 2.35
1973 2.43
1974 2.94
1992 24.55
1993 26.32
1994 27.13
1997 31.64
1999 38.11
2000 40.77
2001 42.22
2002 46.32
2003 49.72
2004 51.36
2005 50.62
2006 48.04
2007 47.96
2008 48.93
2009 52.20
2010 46.72
2011 47.84
2012 50.27
2013 53.66
2014 57.93
2015 64.90
2016 68.94
2017 71.42
2018 68.68
2019 66.50
2020 62.98

Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)

Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Lao PDR was 62.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 69.28 in 2017, while its lowest value was 1.44 in 1971.

Definition: Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1971 1.44
1972 1.63
1973 1.71
1974 2.04
1988 21.96
1990 22.53
1992 20.58
1993 21.93
1994 22.96
1997 26.86
1999 32.79
2000 35.25
2001 36.70
2002 40.53
2003 43.28
2004 45.42
2005 44.99
2006 43.08
2007 43.17
2008 44.51
2009 47.39
2010 42.27
2011 43.90
2012 46.78
2013 50.24
2014 55.48
2015 62.34
2016 66.55
2017 69.28
2018 67.11
2019 65.21
2020 62.00

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes