Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. was 20.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. 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 20.8% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in 2010.
The figure is down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 22.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 1960.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 40th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 10.4% | — |
| 1965 | 11.8% | +13.3% |
| 1970 | 13.7% | +15.6% |
| 1975 | 15.9% | +16.8% |
| 1980 | 18.4% | +15.4% |
| 1985 | 19.7% | +7.3% |
| 1990 | 21.7% | +9.9% |
| 1995 | 22.1% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 22.3% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 22.0% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 20.8% | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.1% | 10.4% | 11.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 14.8% | 13.7% | 15.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 19.1% | 18.4% | 19.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 21.9% | 21.7% | 22.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 22.1% | 22.0% | 22.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 20.8% | 20.8% | 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 primary schooling. in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 20.8% 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 primary schooling. recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 22.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 1960.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 40th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. 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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary