Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education was 31.2% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Lao People's Democratic Republic is 31.2%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 69.3% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 31.2%, in 2010.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 26th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 69.3% | — |
| 1965 | 66.4% | -4.2% |
| 1970 | 61.1% | -7.9% |
| 1975 | 56.3% | -7.9% |
| 1980 | 51.2% | -9.1% |
| 1985 | 47.5% | -7.2% |
| 1990 | 43.2% | -9.1% |
| 1995 | 39.5% | -8.6% |
| 2000 | 36.3% | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 33.5% | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 31.2% | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67.9% | 66.4% | 69.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 58.7% | 56.3% | 61.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 49.3% | 47.5% | 51.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 41.3% | 39.5% | 43.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 34.9% | 33.5% | 36.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 31.2% | 31.2% | 31.2% | 1 |
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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 population age 15+ with no education in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 31.2% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 69.3% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.2% in 2010.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 26th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 population age 15+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with no education