Lao PDR - Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Lao PDR was 0.957 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 0.957 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.579 in 1971.

Definition: 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.

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

See also:

Year Value
1971 0.579
1972 0.648
1973 0.682
1977 0.700
1978 0.807
1979 0.771
1980 0.808
1981 0.814
1986 0.814
1988 0.789
1990 0.772
1992 0.771
1993 0.763
1994 0.763
1995 0.777
1996 0.781
1997 0.786
1998 0.796
1999 0.808
2000 0.809
2001 0.814
2002 0.816
2003 0.821
2004 0.828
2005 0.831
2006 0.839
2007 0.847
2008 0.858
2009 0.870
2010 0.882
2011 0.894
2012 0.905
2013 0.915
2014 0.928
2015 0.937
2016 0.939
2017 0.945
2018 0.948
2019 0.951
2020 0.957

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation