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Lao PDR - Primary Completion Rate 2018

Primary completion rate (% of relevant age group) · World Bank
98.46% −2.60pp from 2017 Global rank: 49th

Lao PDR's primary completion rate was 98.46% in 2018, decreased +2.60pp from 101.05% in 2017. This was the 49th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2018▾
Primary Completion Rate by Country - 2018
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Turks and Caicos Islands 153.77% 115.6%
2nd Seychelles 128.93% -8.3%
3rd St. Vincent and the Grenadines 116.08% 11.1%
4th Grenada 116.05% 15.0%
5th St. Kitts and Nevis 111.49% -0.6%
6th Philippines 108.33% 5.7%
7th Liechtenstein 107.33% 18.7%
8th Samoa 107.19% 1.4%
9th Brunei Darussalam 106.13% 2.2%
10th Colombia 105.58% -0.7%
11th Myanmar 105.36% 12.4%
12th United Arab Emirates 105.08% 17.9%
13th Antigua and Barbuda 104.94% -3.1%
14th Belize 104.34% 1.6%
15th Lithuania 104.11% 2.5%
16th Albania 102.89% -3.3%
17th Georgia 102.77% -15.3%
18th Indonesia 102.63% -2.0%
19th Mexico 102.37% -1.9%
20th Dominica 102.04% -5.2%
21st Fiji 102.01% 0.8%
22nd Cyprus 101.88% 0.6%
23rd Saudi Arabia 101.82% 0.7%
24th Moldova 101.78% -5.1%
25th Viet Nam 101.71% 1.8%
26th Uruguay 101.57% 4.5%
27th Algeria 100.93% 0.1%
28th Eswatini 100.87% 0.3%
29th Croatia 100.78% 2.4%
30th Montenegro 100.54% 2.8%
31st Denmark 100.41% -1.2%
32nd Malta 100.41% 0.9%
33rd Azerbaijan 100.22% -6.5%
34th Timor-Leste 100.18% 3.6%
35th Argentina 100.15% -1.4%
36th United States 100.09% 1.3%
37th Singapore 99.92% 0.7%
38th Sweden 99.88% -0.2%
39th Qatar 99.82% 0.7%
40th Finland 99.70% 0.6%
41st Russian Federation 99.60% 4.9%
42nd Norway 99.48% 0.0%
43rd Portugal 99.40% -
44th Iceland 99.12% 0.2%
45th Italy 98.83% -0.7%
46th Serbia 98.72% -0.3%
47th Germany 98.59% 1.0%
48th United Kingdom 98.54% 0.1%
49th Lao PDR 98.46% -2.6%
50th Latvia 98.40% -0.9%
51st Ecuador 98.38% -0.6%
52nd Chile 98.15% 0.0%
53rd Hungary 98.11% -2.0%
54th Belarus 97.90% 0.3%
55th Oman 97.84% -8.4%
56th Slovenia 97.80% 0.3%
57th Austria 97.75% -0.9%
58th Greece 97.61% -0.9%
59th Mongolia 97.47% 8.0%
60th Ireland 97.33% -1.0%
61st Kazakhstan 97.29% 2.5%
62nd Thailand 97.27% 0.7%
63rd Uzbekistan 97.09% -1.2%
64th Bulgaria 97.04% -1.9%
65th Korea 96.76% -1.1%
66th Estonia 96.60% 0.2%
67th West Bank and Gaza 96.57% -3.3%
68th Cayman Islands 96.51% -10.0%
69th European Union 96.28% -1.1%
70th Kyrgyz Republic 96.16% -1.2%
71st Aruba 96.13% -5.1%
72nd Bahrain 95.99% -2.2%
73rd Mauritius 95.73% 4.3%
74th Jordan 95.72% 1.4%
75th Spain 95.67% -1.0%
76th Macao SAR, China 95.62% -9.9%
77th San Marino 95.14% -3.5%
78th Israel 95.04% -3.9%
79th Namibia 94.43% 10.9%
80th Switzerland 94.42% -1.0%
81st Poland 94.18% -10.5%
82nd Bolivia, Plurinational State of 94.17% 3.1%
83rd North Macedonia 94.16% 0.0%
84th Bosnia and Herzegovina 93.87% 0.8%
85th Dominican Republic 93.78% -2.4%
86th Czechia 93.69% -3.6%
87th Maldives 93.60% -0.4%
88th Hong Kong SAR, China 92.89% -16.6%
89th Peru 92.85% -1.9%
90th Tuvalu 92.45% -7.1%
91st South Africa 92.45% 2.4%
92nd Lesotho 92.32% 17.5%
93rd Slovak Republic 92.13% -2.3%
94th Cuba 91.22% -4.6%
95th Malaysia 91.21% 1.4%
96th Türkiye 91.04% -1.7%
97th St. Lucia 90.87% 2.0%
98th Costa Rica 90.78% -0.5%
99th Micronesia, Federated States of 89.98% 10.2%
100th Afghanistan 89.84% 1.8%
101st El Salvador 89.68% -2.4%
102nd Morocco 89.45% -0.5%
103rd Ghana 88.90% -0.4%
104th Armenia 88.85% -2.1%
105th Cabo Verde 88.62% -1.0%
106th Kuwait 88.44% -2.4%
107th Romania 87.99% -1.4%
108th Zimbabwe 87.87% -0.1%
109th Togo 87.85% -3.3%
110th Egypt, Arab Republic of 86.56% 3.3%
111th Barbados 86.51% -10.0%
112th Jamaica 86.28% -1.7%
113th Bahamas, The 84.83% -4.2%
114th Bhutan 84.56% -10.9%
115th Rwanda 84.22% 10.7%
116th Ukraine 83.91% -4.1%
117th Sierra Leone 83.05% 15.8%
118th Solomon Islands 81.41% -1.8%
119th Guatemala 81.24% -0.4%
120th Cambodia 80.24% -4.4%
121st Suriname 80.00% -1.3%
122nd Puerto Rico (US) 79.38% -10.1%
123rd Luxembourg 76.70% -2.2%
124th Mauritania 69.82% 8.0%
125th Gambia, The 69.35% 7.7%
126th Côte d'Ivoire 68.53% -0.8%
127th Eritrea 68.14% -0.9%
128th Andorra 67.75% 2.5%
129th Tanzania 67.53% 0.4%
130th Lebanon 66.87% -0.8%
131st Cameroon 64.98% -5.4%
132nd British Virgin Islands 64.54% -21.2%
133rd Burkina Faso 62.61% 1.7%
134th Madagascar 61.58% -3.0%
135th Sudan 58.91% 3.6%
136th Pakistan 58.71% 5.2%
137th Mozambique 55.84% 10.3%
138th Burundi 55.44% -9.6%
139th Chad 38.78% 6.5%
Source: World Bank (SE.PRM.CMPT.ZS)

FAQ

What was Lao PDR's primary completion rate in 2018?▾

Lao PDR's primary completion rate in 2018 was 98.46%. This ranked 49th globally.

How did Lao PDR's primary completion rate change in 2018?▾

Lao PDR's primary completion rate decreased by 2.6% in 2018 compared to 2017.

Which country had the highest primary completion rate in 2018?▾

Turks and Caicos Islands had the highest primary completion rate in 2018 at 153.77%.

What is the primary completion rate of Lao PDR in 2018?▾

The primary completion rate of Lao PDR in 2018 was 98.46%. This ranked 49th globally.

How does 2018 compare to 2017 for Lao PDR's primary completion rate?▾

Lao PDR's primary completion rate went from 101.05% in 2017 to 98.46% in 2018, a 2.6% decrease.

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