Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained was 51.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1999–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lao People's Democratic Republic recorded 51.3% for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained in 2020. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 51.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 40.3%, in 2000.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 74th of 98 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 40.4% | — |
| 2000 | 40.3% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 41.0% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 42.3% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 42.1% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 42.7% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 42.9% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 43.2% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 43.7% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 51.0% | +16.7% |
| 2019 | 51.2% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 51.3% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.4% | 40.4% | 40.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 42.3% | 40.3% | 43.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 51.1% | 51.0% | 51.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 51.3% | 51.3% | 51.3% | 1 |
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More education data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 360,578 (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 532,092 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.0716 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3031 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 378,976 (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0458 units per person (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1728 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 739,554 (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0716 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 51.3% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 51.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.3% in 2000.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 74th out of 98 countries with data for 2020.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained according to national standards and who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release