Lao PDR: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total (% of relevant age group)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2018, Lao PDR's gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total (% of relevant age group) fell 0.94 percentage points on 2017 (from 103.18% to 102.24%).

Across the 23 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2017), the average change was +0.01 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 4.85 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 11.98 percentage points in 1993 and the biggest yearly fall was 11.43 percentage points in 2015. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2009 to 2018 the straight-line trend is downward, about 3.28 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 89% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2018, Lao PDR had the 43rd highest value of the 80 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Lao PDR in the 2018 ranking

• China — 39th of 80: 102.56%
• Indonesia — 40th of 80: 102.52%
• San Marino — 41st of 80: 102.52%
• Mongolia — 43rd of 80: 102.14%
• Côte d'Ivoire — 44th of 80: 102.1%
• Algeria — 45th of 80: 101.88%

What this measures

Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.

Limitations: The quality of data is affected when new entrants and repeaters are not correctly distinguished in the first grade of primary education. Caution is also needed for countries with a total population under 100,000 since the United Nations Population Division neither publish nor endorse single-age data for those countries. The data are highly subject to fluctuations in migration and other factors.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 28 values

Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total (% of relevant age group) in nearby economies

• Brunei Darussalam — 100.55% (2018)
• Cambodia — 104.58% (2018)
• China — 102.56% (2018)
• Fiji — 111.47% (2016)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 113.62% (2018)
• Indonesia — 102.52% (2018)
• Kiribati — 102.18% (2017)
• Korea, Rep.

More education data for Lao PDR

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 11 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 739,554 (2025)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 93.14% (2025)
• Primary education, teachers — 21,845 (2025)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 92.64% (2025)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 93.63% (2025)
• Primary education, teachers (% female) — 54.89% (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Lao PDR's gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total (% of relevant age group)?

102.24% in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1988?

It is down 28.61 percentage points from 130.85% in 1988. The highest value was 130.85% in 1988 and the lowest 102.24% in 2018.

How does Lao PDR rank?

43rd highest of 80 economies with data for 2018.

Is the latest change in gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total (% of relevant age group) unusual for Lao PDR?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.GINT.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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