Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Laos or Mali?

Mali, at 20,750 number against 19,198 number in Laos as of 2018.

How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Mali?

39 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Laos vs Mali: Teachers in primary education, female

Laos

19,198 number

in 2019

Mali

20,750 number

in 2018

Laos rank

104th

Mali rank

101st

Teachers in primary education, female over time

Laos
Mali

How they compare

Mali currently reports 20,750 number against 19,198 number in Laos, a difference of 1,552 number.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Laos ahead.

Laos ranks 104th and Mali ranks 101st of 196 countries.

Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Laos	Mali	Difference	Ahead
1970s	2,570 number	1,068 number	1,503 number	Laos
1980s	5,655 number	1,629 number	4,025 number	Laos
1990s	9,661 number	2,175 number	7,486 number	Laos
2000s	13,236 number	7,000 number	6,236 number	Laos
2010s	17,844 number	16,043 number	1,800 number	Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Laos or Mali?: Mali, at 20,750 number against 19,198 number in Laos as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Laos and Mali?: 1,552 number, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Mali?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Laos and Mali rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?: Laos ranks 104th and Mali ranks 101st of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Teachers in primary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 241 places, 7,410 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.