Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female was 3.06 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Lao People's Democratic Republic recorded 3.06 for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 3.06 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.63, in 1960.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 123rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.63 | — |
| 1965 | 0.75 | +19.0% |
| 1970 | 0.96 | +28.0% |
| 1975 | 1.2 | +25.0% |
| 1980 | 1.5 | +25.0% |
| 1985 | 1.81 | +20.7% |
| 1990 | 2.09 | +15.5% |
| 1995 | 2.33 | +11.5% |
| 2000 | 2.56 | +9.9% |
| 2005 | 2.79 | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 3.06 | +9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.69 | 0.63 | 0.75 | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.08 | 0.96 | 1.2 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.66 | 1.5 | 1.81 | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.21 | 2.09 | 2.33 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.67 | 2.56 | 2.79 | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.06 | 3.06 | 3.06 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 120 Mauritania 3.19 compare
- 121 Kuwait 3.13 compare
- 122 Papua New Guinea 3.08 compare
- 124 Haiti 2.76 compare
- 124 Togo 2.76 compare
- 126 Côte d'Ivoire 2.7 compare
More education data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 739,554 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.0716 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0939 units per person (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 739,554 (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0716 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0939 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 360,578 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 3.06 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 3.06 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.63 in 1960.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 123rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 15+, female is the average years of primary education completed among females over age 15.