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Topic 04 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Laos: Education & Knowledge
How far does a country's schooling carry its children?
Laos is placed 170th of 198 countries on education & knowledge in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Out-of-School Rate, Primary 10.34 (2024); Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary 67.06 (2024).
Share
Education & Knowledge
170th
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 10.34Out-of-School Rate, Primary, 2024Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)
- 67.06Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary, 2024Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)
- 36.4Upper Secondary Completion Rate, 2025Upper secondary completion rate (%)
- 1.234Government Spending on Education, 2023Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Laos on education & knowledge — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Out-of-School Rate, Primary
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Laos’s is from 2024 · CC BY-SA 4.0
10.34
Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)
Lower is better
Laos: 10.34. Across the 192 countries at their latest reading, values run from 0.004 (United Arab Emirates) to 65.6 (Equatorial Guinea); the world median is 3.691.
- World median
- 3.691
- Best in South-eastern Asia
- 0.212 Singapore
- Land neighbours
- Cambodia 3.691 · Thailand 0.552 · Vietnam 1.732
Key 2 of 4
Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Laos’s is from 2024 · CC BY-SA 4.0
67.06
Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)
Higher is better
Laos: 67.06. Across the 187 countries at their latest reading, values run from 3.411 (Yemen) to 100 (United Arab Emirates); the world median is 85.9.
- World median
- 85.9
- Best in South-eastern Asia
- 96.66 Thailand
- Land neighbours
- Cambodia 72.15 · Myanmar 12.06 · Thailand 96.66 · Vietnam 94.43
Key 3 of 4
Upper Secondary Completion Rate
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
36.4
Upper secondary completion rate (%)
Higher is better
Laos: 36.4. Across the 164 countries in this edition, values run from 2.13 (South Sudan) to 99.27 (South Korea); the world median is 64.87.
- World median
- 64.87
- Best in South-eastern Asia
- 73.54 Philippines
- Land neighbours
- China 89.82 · Cambodia 25.65 · Myanmar 24.38 · Thailand 72.72 · Vietnam 51.98
Key 4 of 4
Government Spending on Education
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY-SA 4.0
1.234
Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)
Higher is better
Laos: 1.234. Across the 123 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Somalia) to 16.39 (Kiribati); the world median is 3.709.
- World median
- 3.709
- Best in South-eastern Asia
- 5.241 Timor-Leste
- Land neighbours
- China 3.897 · Cambodia 2.181 · Thailand 2.521
02Over time
Which way Laos is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Out-of-School Rate, Primary
Out-of-school rate, primary age (%) · lower is better
LaosWorld median
Laos fell from 25.02 in 2000 to 10.34 in 2024; the world median went from 8.642 to 3.691.
Every year’s figures
Year Laos World median 2024 10.3 3.691 2023 9.5 3.393 2022 9.4 3.002 2021 7.0 3.330 2020 6.9 2.678 2019 6.7 2.758 2018 6.8 2.439 2017 6.3 2.907 2016 5.3 2.954 2015 4.8 3.052 2014 4.0 3.904 2013 5.0 3.413 2012 7.5 3.408 2011 8.0 3.626 2010 8.3 3.491 2009 13.0 3.577 2008 15.3 3.878 2007 17.5 4.029 2006 20.0 4.338 2005 20.6 4.571 2004 21.2 3.791 2003 21.5 4.412 2002 24.2 4.144 2001 25.6 4.051 2000 25.0 8.642 Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary
Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%) · higher is better
LaosWorld median
Laos rose from 9.509 in 2000 to 67.06 in 2024; the world median went from 66.32 to 85.9.
Every year’s figures
Year Laos World median 2024 67.055 85.9 2023 66.788 87.6 2022 62.755 87.7 2021 68.281 87.0 2020 69.971 88.3 2019 69.675 88.8 2018 68.282 89.6 2017 64.183 87.4 2016 62.325 87.9 2015 56.256 88.2 2014 53.065 89.2 2013 47.822 88.0 2012 42.022 85.4 2011 37.103 86.2 2010 34.579 86.1 2009 30.702 84.8 2008 24.068 85.8 2007 14.462 86.7 2006 13.122 84.0 2005 11.437 82.2 2004 10.107 81.8 2003 9.662 78.3 2002 8.940 80.0 2001 9.224 80.8 2000 9.509 66.3 Upper Secondary Completion Rate
Upper secondary completion rate (%) · higher is better
LaosWorld median
Laos rose from 15.59 in 2000 to 36.4 in 2025; the world median went from 38 to 64.87.
Every year’s figures
Year Laos World median 2025 36.4 64.9 2024 35.7 65.0 2023 35.2 64.2 2022 34.3 63.6 2021 33.6 62.9 2020 32.8 62.2 2019 32.2 61.5 2018 31.5 60.9 2017 30.7 60.5 2016 30.1 60.1 2015 29.4 58.9 2014 28.6 57.0 2013 27.9 54.7 2012 27.4 52.4 2011 26.8 50.9 2010 26.2 49.5 2009 25.4 48.5 2008 24.7 47.4 2007 24.1 46.2 2006 23.4 45.0 2005 22.3 43.8 2004 20.8 42.9 2003 19.3 41.6 2002 17.9 40.3 2001 16.6 39.0 2000 15.6 38.0 Government Spending on Education
Government expenditure on education (% of GDP) · higher is better
LaosWorld median
Laos fell from 1.504 in 2000 to 1.234 in 2023; the world median went from 3.886 to 3.709.
Every year’s figures
Year Laos World median 2023 1.234 3.7092 2022 1.461 4.0570 2021 1.859 4.2611 2020 1.916 4.4056 2019 2.122 4.1407 2018 2.335 4.2159 2017 2.498 4.1401 2016 2.774 4.2342 2015 2.737 4.2386 2014 2.938 4.2005 2013 3.234 4.3493 2012 1.821 4.0348 2011 1.708 3.9987 2010 1.710 4.1396 2009 1.655 4.6638 2008 2.279 4.4226 2007 3.078 4.1717 2006 2.959 4.0593 2005 2.414 4.0557 2004 2.413 3.9745 2003 — 4.1595 2002 2.825 4.0173 2001 1.990 4.1002 2000 1.504 3.8861
03In context
Laos beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 198 countries on education & knowledge, never a place within the region.
Laos and the countries it borders
Standing among all 198; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Out-of-School Rate, PrimaryOut-of-school rate, primary age (%) | Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before PrimaryChildren one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%) | Upper Secondary Completion RateUpper secondary completion rate (%) | Government Spending on EducationGovernment expenditure on education (% of GDP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 China | 51st | — | — | 89.82 | 3.897 |
 Thailand | 74th | 0.552 | 96.66 | 72.72 | 2.521 |
 Vietnam | 75th | 1.732 | 94.43 | 51.98 | — |
 Cambodia | 160th | 3.691 | 72.15 | 25.65 | 2.181 |
| Laos | 170th | 10.34 | 67.06 | 36.4 | 1.234 |
 Myanmar | 192nd | — | 12.06 | 24.38 | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across South-eastern Asia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 198.
Placed either side on education & knowledge
The countries immediately above and below Laos in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Laos is ahead of the world, and behind
27 more statistics filed under education & knowledge, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median1
Statistics on which Laos does better than the middle country measured.
Intergenerational Persistence in EducationWorld Bank Group · 2017 · world median 0.4460.4270.446No earlier reading
Laos: 0.427 · world median 0.446 · Correlation between own and parents' years of schooling, born 1980–89 (0–1). World Bank Group, 2017 edition, data for 2017.
Published values in that edition run from 0.123 to 0.66; lower is better.
Position 88th of 153 · derived, 1st = worst.
Behind the world median22
Statistics on which Laos does worse than the middle country measured.
Wealth Parity Index, Lower Secondary CompletionUIS · 2024 · world median 0.5290.3140.529No earlier reading
Laos: 0.314 · world median 0.529 · Adjusted wealth parity index, lower secondary completion (poorest vs richest fifth; 1 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.032 to 1.022; higher is better.
Pre-Primary Net Enrolment RateUIS · 2024 · world median 65.9347.9865.93▲ Improved since 2014
Laos: 47.98 · world median 65.93 · Net enrolment rate, pre-primary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.779 to 99.85; higher is better.
Position 79th of 120 · derived.
Learning-Adjusted Years of SchoolWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 7.9416.2527.941▼ Worsened since 2017
Laos: 6.252 · world median 7.941 · Learning-adjusted years of school (0–14). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 2.207 to 12.81; higher is better.
Position 123rd of 172 · derived.
Lower Secondary Completion RateUIS · 2025 · world median 89.2155.0789.21▼ Worsened since 2015
Laos: 55.07 · world median 89.21 · Lower secondary completion rate (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 13.73 to 100; higher is better.
Position 122nd of 164 · derived.
Youth Literacy RateUIS · 2024 · world median 98.2290.3998.22No earlier reading
Laos: 90.39 · world median 98.22 · 15–24 year-olds who can read and write (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 36.7 to 100; higher is better.
Adult Literacy RateUIS · 2024 · world median 93.9975.6493.99No earlier reading
Laos: 75.64 · world median 93.99 · Adults 15+ who can read and write (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 26.83 to 100; higher is better.
Position 131st of 172 · derived.
Mean Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 9.9336.069.933No real change since 2013
Laos: 6.06 · world median 9.933 · Mean years of schooling (adults 25+). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.412 to 14.3; higher is better.
Position 154th of 193 · derived.
Harmonized Test ScoresWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 414.32368.14414.32▼ Worsened since 2017
Laos: 368.14 · world median 414.32 · Harmonized test score (TIMSS-equivalent points; 300 = minimum, 625 = advanced attainment). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 304.92 to 575.27; higher is better.
Position 141st of 172 · derived.
Bachelor's or Higher AttainmentUIS · 2023 · world median 19.866.2719.86▲ Improved since 2015
Laos: 6.27 · world median 19.86 · Adults 25+ who completed a bachelor's degree or higher (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.135 to 52.72; higher is better.
Position 76th of 90 · derived.
Primary Completion RateUIS · 2025 · world median 97.4370.1497.43No real change since 2015
Laos: 70.14 · world median 97.43 · Primary completion rate (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 7.94 to 100; higher is better.
Position 140th of 165 · derived.
Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of PrimaryUIS · 2023 · world median 43.87.943.8No earlier reading
Laos: 7.9 · world median 43.8 · Pupils at the end of primary reaching minimum proficiency in mathematics (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.8 to 93.42; higher is better.
Qualified Teachers in Primary EducationUIS · 2024 · world median 93.6665.6593.66▼ Worsened since 2014
Laos: 65.65 · world median 93.66 · Primary teachers with the minimum qualifications their country requires (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Primary Schools with ElectricityUIS · 2024 · world median 10064.57100▼ Worsened since 2016
Laos: 64.57 · world median 100 · Primary schools with access to electricity (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.246 to 100; higher is better.
Academic Freedom IndexV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.6190.1220.619▲ Improved since 2015
Laos: 0.122 · world median 0.619 · Academic freedom index (0–1). V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.019 to 0.978; higher is better.
Position 157th of 176 · derived.
Expected Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 13.349.60513.34▼ Worsened since 2013
Laos: 9.605 · world median 13.34 · Expected years of schooling. UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 5.635 to 21.69; higher is better.
Position 175th of 195 · derived.
Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary AgeUIS · 2024 · world median 6.34335.686.343▼ Worsened since 2014
Laos: 35.68 · world median 6.343 · Out-of-school rate, lower secondary age (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.011 to 79.71; lower is better.
Position 11th of 116 · derived, 1st = worst.
Upper Secondary AttainmentUIS · 2023 · world median 65.7620.6265.76▼ Worsened since 2015
Laos: 20.62 · world median 65.76 · Adults 25+ who completed upper secondary or higher (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 5.26 to 97.89; higher is better.
Position 88th of 95 · derived.
Secondary School EnrolmentUIS · 2024 · world median 93.1951.8593.19▼ Worsened since 2014
Laos: 51.85 · world median 93.19 · Gross secondary enrolment ratio (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 19.87 to 158.55; higher is better.
Position 101st of 109 · derived.
Primary Schools with Internet for TeachingUIS · 2024 · world median 98.665.36198.66No earlier reading
Laos: 5.361 · world median 98.66 · Primary schools with internet access for teaching (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Researchers per Million InhabitantsUIS · 2024 · world median 701.9515.63701.95No earlier reading
Laos: 15.63 · world median 701.95 · Researchers per million inhabitants (full-time equivalent). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.446 to 18,130; higher is better.
Position 143rd of 145 · derived.
Learning PovertyWorld Bank Group and UNESCO Institute for Statistics · 2023 · world median 34.0297.7234.02No earlier reading
Laos: 97.72 · world median 34.02 · 10-year-olds who cannot read and understand a simple text (%). World Bank Group and UNESCO Institute for Statistics, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.331 to 98.5; lower is better.
Position 2nd of 125 · derived, 1st = worst.
Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of PrimaryUIS · 2023 · world median 60.08260.08No earlier reading
Laos: 2 · world median 60.08 · Pupils at the end of primary reaching minimum proficiency in reading (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2 to 98.78; higher is better.
No better end4
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Outbound Mobility Ratio, TertiaryUIS · 2023 · world median 5.2797.5965.279Moved since 2013
Laos: 7.596 · world median 5.279 · Outbound mobility ratio, tertiary (% of tertiary enrolment at home). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.333 to 1,724.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,2406432,240Moved since 2022
Laos: 643 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Trust in ScientistsWellcome Trust · 2020 · world median 34.3522.8634.35Moved since 2018
Laos: 22.86 · world median 34.35 · People aged 15+ who trust scientists in their country 'a lot' (%). Wellcome Trust, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 9.335 to 72.35.
Female Share of ResearchersUIS · 2024 · world median 38.1722.9738.17No earlier reading
Laos: 22.97 · world median 38.17 · Researchers who are women (% of headcount; 50 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 76.54.
No current reading for Laos
Female Share of STEM Graduates (last 2019), Gender Parity Index, Tertiary Enrolment (last 2023), Government Funding per Primary Student (last 2014), Inbound Mobility Rate, Tertiary (last 2020), Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of Lower Secondary, Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Lower Secondary, Nobel Prize Laureates by Country of Birth, PISA Mathematics Performance, PISA Reading Performance, PISA Science Performance, Pupils per Qualified Teacher, Primary (last 2018), Research and Development Spending (last 2002), School Life Expectancy (last 2023), Share of Graduates from ICT Programmes (last 2019) and Tertiary Enrolment Ratio (last 2023). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Education & Knowledge among Laos’s 15 topics
Education & Knowledge is Laos’s 14th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Energy30th of 1652/3 keys
- Work & Labour52nd of 1824/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability57th of 1864/4 keys
- Peace & Security82nd of 1773/4 keys
- Gender & Equality90th of 1834/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture99th of 1843/4 keys
- Risk & Resiliencejoint 104th of 1934/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions134th of 1944/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing146th of 2004/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequalityjoint 119th of 1593/3 keys
- Development & Human Capitaljoint 147th of 1963/3 keys
- Digital & Technology153rd of 1984/4 keys
- Economy & Innovationjoint 138th of 1764/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge170th of 1984/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties176th of 1984/4 keys
No standing on Mobility & Trade: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on education & knowledge
The three countries placed highest of 198, and the leaders Laos can most readily be measured against.
1
United Arab EmiratesWestern Asia
1st of 198 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
GreeceSouthern Europe
2nd of 198 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: User:Ggia derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
PolandEastern Europe
3rd of 198 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich) · CC BY 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest placed on all 4 keys
Moldova7th4/4 keysHighest in Asia
United Arab Emirates1st2/4 keysHighest in South-eastern Asia
Singapore71st3/4 keysThis page
Laos170th4/4 keys
Positions out of 198 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Laos on education & knowledge: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Laos rank on education & knowledge?
Laos is placed 170th of 198 countries on Education & Knowledge in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (Out-of-School Rate, Primary, Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary, Upper Secondary Completion Rate and Government Spending on Education). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Out-of-School Rate, Primary figure for Laos?
10.34 in 2024 (out-of-school rate, primary age (%)), according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The world median in the same edition was 3.691.
What is the latest Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary figure for Laos?
67.06 in 2024 (children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)), according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The world median in the same edition was 85.9.
How does Laos compare with China on education & knowledge?
China is placed 51st of 198, and Laos 170th. Upper Secondary Completion Rate: China 89.82, Laos 36.4; Government Spending on Education: China 3.897, Laos 1.234.
How have Laos’s education & knowledge figures changed?
Out-of-School Rate, Primary fell from 25.02 in 2000 to 10.34 in 2024; Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary rose from 9.509 in 2000 to 67.06 in 2024; Upper Secondary Completion Rate rose from 15.59 in 2000 to 36.4 in 2025; Government Spending on Education fell from 1.504 in 2000 to 1.234 in 2023.
Which education & knowledge statistics are missing for Laos?
No current reading is published for Laos on Female Share of STEM Graduates, Gender Parity Index, Tertiary Enrolment, Government Funding per Primary Student, Inbound Mobility Rate, Tertiary, Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of Lower Secondary, Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Lower Secondary, Nobel Prize Laureates by Country of Birth, PISA Mathematics Performance, PISA Reading Performance, PISA Science Performance, Pupils per Qualified Teacher, Primary, Research and Development Spending, School Life Expectancy, Share of Graduates from ICT Programmes and Tertiary Enrolment Ratio. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
How much children actually learn is only partly covered. International test scores exist for a limited group of countries, and they are published here as context rather than used as a key, because a key must describe most of the world. Universities, research, and youth and adult literacy also appear as context.
How the Education & Knowledge standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The education & knowledge method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Out-of-School Rate, Primary — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Upper Secondary Completion Rate — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Government Spending on Education — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
The other 27 statistics on this page come from 7 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Laos’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Laos (banner) — Tango7174, CC BY-SA 4.0
- United Arab Emirates — Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Greece — User:Ggia derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Poland — Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich), CC BY 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Laos: Education & Knowledge — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/laos/education