Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary was 21.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary 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 21.8% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 21.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 1960.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 35th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.8% | — |
| 1965 | 6.0% | +24.2% |
| 1970 | 7.3% | +23.3% |
| 1975 | 9.6% | +30.7% |
| 1980 | 12.4% | +28.8% |
| 1985 | 14.6% | +17.8% |
| 1990 | 17.9% | +23.0% |
| 1995 | 18.4% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 19.5% | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 20.1% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 21.8% | +8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.4% | 4.8% | 6.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 8.5% | 7.3% | 9.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 13.5% | 12.4% | 14.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 18.2% | 17.9% | 18.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 19.8% | 19.5% | 20.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 21.8% | 21.8% | 21.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic
More education data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 21.8% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 21.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 1960.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 35th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. 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: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary