Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Least developed countries: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in

Lao People's Democratic Republic
98.1%
in 2019
Least developed countries
58.7%
in 2019
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
22nd
Least developed countries rank
20th

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in over time

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Least developed countries
020406080100199720082019

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 98.1% against 58.7% in Least developed countries, a difference of 39.4%.

That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.7 times Least developed countries's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Lao People's Democratic Republic has been ahead every year.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 22nd and Least developed countries ranks 20th of 59 countries.

Lao People's Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic Least developed countries Difference Ahead
1990s 98.1% 69.9% 28.1% Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s 96.3% 67.5% 28.7% Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 98.1% 62.9% 35.1% Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Least developed countries?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 98.1% against 58.7% in Least developed countries as of 2019.
What is the difference in proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Least developed countries?
39.4%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Least developed countries?
20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Least developed countries rank globally for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 22nd and Least developed countries ranks 20th of 59 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 762 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Number of teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching at the lower secondary level in the given country, expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers at the lower secondary level.