Lao PDR - Children out of school

Children out of school, primary

The value for Children out of school, primary in Lao PDR was 63,422 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 32 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 255,458 in 1992 and a minimum value of 25,400 in 2014.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

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

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Year Value
1988 191,324
1990 203,010
1992 255,458
1993 233,804
1994 217,807
1996 218,996
1997 207,930
1998 189,801
1999 190,142
2000 187,660
2001 194,810
2002 188,090
2003 168,042
2004 161,871
2005 149,792
2006 135,371
2007 113,276
2008 93,335
2009 75,042
2010 40,049
2011 41,583
2012 41,419
2013 27,479
2014 25,400
2015 38,109
2016 45,232
2017 57,256
2018 65,377
2019 64,860
2020 63,422

Children out of school, primary, female

The value for Children out of school, primary, female in Lao PDR was 33,973 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 138,251 in 1992 and a minimum value of 16,658 in 2014.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

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

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Year Value
1992 138,251
1993 129,421
1994 122,859
1996 121,507
1997 115,905
1998 107,653
1999 107,027
2000 106,309
2001 109,797
2002 107,159
2003 97,508
2004 92,382
2005 85,569
2006 78,642
2007 66,927
2008 55,770
2009 44,641
2010 27,246
2011 25,916
2012 25,826
2013 18,398
2014 16,658
2015 21,968
2016 26,229
2017 30,978
2018 35,174
2019 35,058
2020 33,973

Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age)

Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age) in Lao PDR was 8.99 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 46.29 in 1992, while its lowest value was 4.59 in 2014.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

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

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Year Value
1992 46.29
1993 41.92
1994 38.43
1996 35.54
1997 32.86
1998 29.60
1999 28.60
2000 27.72
2001 28.10
2002 27.01
2003 24.43
2004 23.24
2005 21.81
2006 20.40
2007 17.62
2008 14.88
2009 12.05
2010 7.43
2011 7.13
2012 7.15
2013 5.10
2014 4.59
2015 5.99
2016 7.07
2017 8.27
2018 9.33
2019 9.27
2020 8.99

Children out of school, primary, male

The value for Children out of school, primary, male in Lao PDR was 29,449 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 117,207 in 1992 and a minimum value of 8,742 in 2014.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

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

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Year Value
1992 117,207
1993 104,383
1994 94,948
1996 97,489
1997 92,025
1998 82,148
1999 83,115
2000 81,351
2001 85,013
2002 80,931
2003 70,534
2004 69,489
2005 64,223
2006 56,729
2007 46,349
2008 37,565
2009 30,401
2010 12,803
2011 15,667
2012 15,593
2013 9,081
2014 8,742
2015 16,141
2016 19,003
2017 26,278
2018 30,203
2019 29,802
2020 29,449

Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age)

Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age) in Lao PDR was 7.51 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 38.01 in 1992, while its lowest value was 2.33 in 2014.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

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

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Year Value
1992 38.01
1993 32.77
1994 28.81
1996 27.70
1997 25.35
1998 21.95
1999 21.60
2000 20.66
2001 21.23
2002 19.94
2003 17.30
2004 17.13
2005 16.04
2006 14.42
2007 11.96
2008 9.82
2009 8.03
2010 3.41
2011 4.19
2012 4.20
2013 2.44
2014 2.33
2015 4.26
2016 4.95
2017 6.77
2018 7.72
2019 7.60
2020 7.51

Children out of school (% of primary school age)

Children out of school (% of primary school age) in Lao PDR was 8.24 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 32 years was 42.09 in 1992, while its lowest value was 3.44 in 2014.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

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

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Year Value
1988 35.06
1990 35.34
1992 42.09
1993 37.27
1994 33.55
1996 31.56
1997 29.05
1998 25.72
1999 25.05
2000 24.14
2001 24.62
2002 23.43
2003 20.82
2004 20.15
2005 18.90
2006 17.38
2007 14.77
2008 12.33
2009 10.02
2010 5.39
2011 5.64
2012 5.66
2013 3.75
2014 3.44
2015 5.11
2016 5.99
2017 7.51
2018 8.51
2019 8.42
2020 8.24

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation