Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, total in Laos
Laos: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, total was 2.42 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, total in Laos, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, total in Laos stood at 2.42. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, total in Laos peaked at 2.42 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.6, in 1965.
Laos ranks 106th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, total in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.62 | — |
| 1965 | 0.6 | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 0.64 | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 0.67 | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 0.7 | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 0.87 | +24.3% |
| 1990 | 1.23 | +41.4% |
| 1995 | 1.35 | +9.8% |
| 2000 | 1.72 | +27.4% |
| 2005 | 1.88 | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 2.42 | +28.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.61 | 0.6 | 0.62 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.655 | 0.64 | 0.67 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.785 | 0.7 | 0.87 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.29 | 1.23 | 1.35 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.8 | 1.72 | 1.88 | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.42 | 2.42 | 2.42 | 1 |
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More education data for Laos
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 23.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11,991 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,854 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 22,851 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 25.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 23,391 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 20.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, total in Laos?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, total in Laos was 2.42 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 60-64, total recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 2.42 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, total recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6 in 1965.
- How does Laos rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, total?
- Laos ranks 106th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 60-64, total rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos 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 60-64, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 60-64, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 60-64.