Lao PDR - Primary completion rate

Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group)

Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) in Lao PDR was 88.47 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 100.69 in 2017, while its lowest value was 35.57 in 1992.

Definition: 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.

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

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Year Value
1992 35.57
1993 38.77
1994 42.26
1996 50.14
1997 52.44
1998 57.51
1999 62.52
2000 61.45
2001 62.43
2002 63.64
2003 63.12
2004 63.28
2005 65.57
2006 68.29
2007 71.32
2008 74.20
2009 77.04
2010 82.16
2011 88.06
2012 92.60
2013 97.26
2014 99.09
2015 99.39
2016 98.36
2017 100.69
2018 97.12
2019 92.04
2020 88.47

Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group)

Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) in Lao PDR was 89.57 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 102.58 in 2015, while its lowest value was 45.04 in 1992.

Definition: 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.

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

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Year Value
1992 45.04
1993 47.97
1994 54.65
1996 62.89
1997 66.46
1998 69.74
1999 75.31
2000 73.17
2001 72.53
2002 72.24
2003 71.74
2004 72.29
2005 74.67
2006 79.50
2007 81.50
2008 83.24
2009 86.39
2010 89.12
2011 94.60
2012 97.40
2013 101.33
2014 102.43
2015 102.58
2016 101.07
2017 102.08
2018 98.64
2019 92.29
2020 89.57

Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)

Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Lao PDR was 89.03 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 32 years was 101.40 in 2017, while its lowest value was 40.38 in 1992.

Definition: 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.

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

See also:

Year Value
1988 41.99
1990 43.29
1992 40.38
1993 43.44
1994 48.55
1996 56.61
1997 59.55
1998 63.71
1999 69.01
2000 67.39
2001 67.54
2002 67.99
2003 67.48
2004 67.83
2005 70.16
2006 73.95
2007 76.45
2008 78.76
2009 81.76
2010 85.68
2011 91.37
2012 95.03
2013 99.32
2014 100.79
2015 101.01
2016 99.73
2017 101.40
2018 97.89
2019 92.17
2020 89.03

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes