Number of pupils in secondary education fell 3.67% to 618 '000 in Laos in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, number of pupils in secondary education in Laos reached an all time high of 678 '000 in 2018 and an all time low of 15.5 '000 in 1971.
Laos has been ranked 32nd within the group of 60 countries we follow in terms of number of pupils in secondary education, 63 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Number of Pupils (Secondary Education) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Cambodia | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
| China | '000 | ... | ... | 86,127 | 83,956 | 83,408 | 84,322 | 86,102 | ||||||||||||||
| India | '000 | 129,542 | 132,161 | 129,829 | 131,317 | 130,933 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | '000 | 7,221 | 7,157 | 7,093 | 6,996 | 6,875 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Laos | '000 | 640 | 665 | 677 | 678 | 666 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | '000 | 2,801 | 2,760 | 2,745 | 2,593 | 2,602 | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | '000 | ... | 3,748 | 3,971 | 4,187 | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Russia | '000 | ... | ... | ... | 9,385 | 9,567 | 9,905 | 10,242 | 10,543 | ... | ... | |||||||||||
| Thailand | '000 | ... | 6,757 | 6,571 | 5,688 | 5,603 | 5,487 | |||||||||||||||
| USA | '000 | 24,417 | 24,708 | 24,788 | 24,871 | 25,014 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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