Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Laos
Laos: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total was 5.02 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, 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 total schooling, age 15+, total in Laos stood at 5.02. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Laos peaked at 5.02 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.51, in 1960.
That places Laos 119th 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 total schooling, age 15+, total in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.51 | — |
| 1965 | 1.71 | +13.2% |
| 1970 | 2.06 | +20.5% |
| 1975 | 2.42 | +17.5% |
| 1980 | 2.84 | +17.4% |
| 1985 | 3.23 | +13.7% |
| 1990 | 3.59 | +11.1% |
| 1995 | 3.92 | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 4.25 | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 4.62 | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 5.02 | +8.7% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 5.02 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.91, 85% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Laos's 5.02 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.74, 57% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.61 | 1.51 | 1.71 | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.24 | 2.06 | 2.42 | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.04 | 2.84 | 3.23 | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.75 | 3.59 | 3.92 | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.44 | 4.25 | 4.62 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.02 | 5.02 | 5.02 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More education data for Laos
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 89.6 (2025)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 89.64 (2025)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 35,584 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 16,396 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 116,303 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 115,863 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 532,092 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 739,554 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.0716 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Laos?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Laos was 5.02 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 5.02 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.51 in 1960.
- How does Laos rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total?
- Laos ranks 119th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 total schooling, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 15+, total is the average years of education completed among people over age 15.