Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Laos
Laos: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 22.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Laos, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Laos stood at 22.5%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.2% on the previous year and up 88.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Laos peaked at 22.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2004.
Laos ranks 45th of 98 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Laos, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 16.3% | — |
| 2001 | 14.5% | -11.2% |
| 2004 | 7.3% | -49.2% |
| 2005 | 15.7% | +113.0% |
| 2009 | 11.9% | -23.9% |
| 2011 | 13.5% | +13.1% |
| 2012 | 12.0% | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 11.8% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 12.4% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 16.9% | +35.7% |
| 2018 | 22.5% | +33.2% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 22.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.7%, 1.3× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Laos's 22.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22.7%, 99% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.3% | 16.3% | 16.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.3% | 7.3% | 15.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 11.8% | 22.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Laos
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Laos?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Laos was 22.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 22.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2004.
- How does Laos rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Laos ranks 45th out of 98 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in the reference year.