Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Laos
Laos: Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female was 99.0% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
99.0%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
52nd
of 154 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2020
All-time low
98.1%
in 2014
Years of data
8
2013–2020
Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Laos, 2013–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Laos stood at 99.0%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% over ten years.
That places Laos 52nd out of 154 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Laos, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 98.2% | — |
| 2014 | 98.1% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 98.8% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 99.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 94.8%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Laos's 99.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 97.3%, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 98.7% | 98.1% | 99.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More education data for Laos
- 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 percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Laos?
- Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Laos was 99.0% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.1% in 2014.
- How does Laos rank for percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female?
- Laos ranks 52nd out of 154 countries with data for 2020.
- Is percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release