Girls in primary school in Laos

Girls in primary school in Laos: 53.7% in 1992 and 90.7% in 2018, by Our World in Data estimates.

Latest, 2018: 90.7%
Since 1992: +36.9 percentage points
Rank, 2012: 37 of 97; counting from the highest
World, 2018: 88.2%

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% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data

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What the numbers say

The highest was 95.4% in 2014, the lowest 53.7% in 1992.

Every year

% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data

Year	Laos	World
2018	90.7	88.2
2017	91.7	88.2
2016	92.9	88.3
2015	94	88.2
2014	95.4	88.3
2013	94.9	88.2
2012	92.8	88.2
2011	92.9	88.1
2010	92.5	87.9
2009	88	87.9
2008	85.1	87.6
2007	82.4	87.2
2006	79.6	86
2005	78.2	85.4
2004	76.8	84.7
2003	75.6	83.5
2002	73	81.4
2001	71.9	81
2000	72.3	80.7
1999	71.4	79.9
1998	70.4	78.9
1997	67.1	78.1
1996	64.5	77.9
1995	–	78
1994	61.6	78.3
1993	58.1	78
1992	53.7	77.7
1991	–	77.8
1990	–	77.3
1989	–	77.6
1988	–	76.6
1987	–	75.8
1986	–	75.3
1985	–	74
1980	–	75.8
1975	–	72.9
1970	–	69
1965	–	66
1960	–	63.1
1955	–	57.4
1950	–	51.4
1945	–	43.5
1940	–	40
1935	–	38.2
1930	–	36.4
1925	–	33
1920	–	30.5
1915	–	29.2
1910	–	28.1
1905	–	25.1
1900	–	23.3
1895	–	21.8
1890	–	20
1885	–	19
1880	–	17.2
1875	–	15.7
1870	–	13.2
1865	–	10.6
1860	–	9.3
1855	–	8
1850	–	6.8
1845	–	5.9
1840	–	5.2
1835	–	4.5
1830	–	4
1825	–	3.5
1820	–	3.1

Good to know

The share of girls of primary-school age who are enrolled in school.
Source: Our World in Data, joining historical estimates to the World Bank’s.
Ranks count the 97 countries with a value in 2012, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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