Laos vs SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
Laos
54.9%
in 2025
SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)
52.8%
in 2017
Laos rank
174th
SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) rank
175th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- Laos
- SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)
How they compare
Laos currently reports 54.9% against 52.8% in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand), a difference of 2.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1971 it was SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) ahead.
Laos ranks 174th and SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) ranks 175th of 212 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 1 and SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.6% | 40.8% | 12.1% | SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) |
| 1980s | 31.5% | 41.7% | 10.2% | SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) |
| 1990s | 41.2% | 44.7% | 3.5% | SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) |
| 2000s | 45.9% | 48.0% | 2.1% | SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) |
| 2010s | 51.3% | 51.0% | 0.4% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, Laos or SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- Laos, at 54.9% against 52.8% in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between Laos and SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- 2.1%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
- How do Laos and SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Laos ranks 174th and SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) ranks 175th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release