Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15-19, total in Laos
Laos: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15-19, total was 720 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15-19, total in Laos, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, total in Laos stood at 720. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, total in Laos peaked at 720 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 225, in 1960.
Laos ranks 79th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15-19, total in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 225 | — |
| 1965 | 246 | +9.3% |
| 1970 | 280 | +13.8% |
| 1975 | 319 | +13.9% |
| 1980 | 334 | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 367 | +9.9% |
| 1990 | 424 | +15.5% |
| 1995 | 482 | +13.7% |
| 2000 | 554 | +14.9% |
| 2005 | 663 | +19.7% |
| 2010 | 720 | +8.6% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 720 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,463, 49% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Laos's 720 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,421, 51% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 235.5 | 225 | 246 | 2 |
| 1970s | 299.5 | 280 | 319 | 2 |
| 1980s | 350.5 | 334 | 367 | 2 |
| 1990s | 453 | 424 | 482 | 2 |
| 2000s | 608.5 | 554 | 663 | 2 |
| 2010s | 720 | 720 | 720 | 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: population in thousands, age 15-19, total in Laos?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, total in Laos was 720 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, total recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 720 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, total recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 225 in 1960.
- How does Laos rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, total?
- Laos ranks 79th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, total rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. 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: Population in thousands, age 15-19, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 15-19, total is the total population of 15-19 year olds in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.