Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Lao People's Democratic Republic

Lao People's Democratic Republic: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 78,673 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
78,673 number
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
90th
of 206 countries
All-time high
82,956 number
in 2001
All-time low
37,261 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1970–2020

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 78,673 number.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 82,956 number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 37,261 number, in 1970.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 90th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number) in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 37,261 number
1971 38,099 number +2.2%
1972 39,350 number +3.3%
1973 40,662 number +3.3%
1974 41,937 number +3.1%
1975 43,052 number +2.7%
1976 43,915 number +2.0%
1977 45,342 number +3.2%
1978 46,673 number +2.9%
1979 47,904 number +2.6%
1980 49,062 number +2.4%
1981 50,128 number +2.2%
1982 51,240 number +2.2%
1983 52,342 number +2.2%
1984 53,448 number +2.1%
1985 54,544 number +2.1%
1986 55,653 number +2.0%
1987 57,177 number +2.7%
1988 58,797 number +2.8%
1989 60,477 number +2.9%
1990 62,172 number +2.8%
1991 63,833 number +2.7%
1992 66,160 number +3.6%
1993 68,683 number +3.8%
1994 71,212 number +3.7%
1995 73,562 number +3.3%
1996 75,492 number +2.6%
1997 77,649 number +2.9%
1998 79,692 number +2.6%
1999 81,413 number +2.2%
2000 82,576 number +1.4%
2001 82,956 number +0.5%
2002 82,906 number -0.1%
2003 81,901 number -1.2%
2004 80,324 number -1.9%
2005 78,561 number -2.2%
2006 77,100 number -1.9%
2007 76,060 number -1.3%
2008 75,323 number -1.0%
2009 74,859 number -0.6%
2010 74,620 number -0.3%
2011 74,527 number -0.1%
2012 74,829 number +0.4%
2013 75,758 number +1.2%
2014 76,973 number +1.6%
2015 78,094 number +1.5%
2016 78,661 number +0.7%
2017 79,151 number +0.6%
2018 79,193 number +0.1%
2019 78,965 number -0.3%
2020 78,673 number -0.4%

Lao People's Democratic Republic compared with similar countries

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic's 78,673 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 120,878 number, 65% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic's 78,673 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15,628 number, 5.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 42,420 number 37,261 number 47,904 number 10
1980s 54,287 number 49,062 number 60,477 number 10
1990s 71,987 number 62,172 number 81,413 number 10
2000s 79,257 number 74,859 number 82,956 number 10
2010s 77,077 number 74,527 number 79,193 number 10
2020s 78,673 number 78,673 number 78,673 number 1

Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic

  1. 87 Azerbaijan 92,314 number compare
  2. 88 Netherlands 91,595 number compare
  3. 89 Israel 84,737 number compare
  4. 91 Congo 78,073 number compare
  5. 92 Kyrgyzstan 76,252 number compare
  6. 93 Central African Republic 70,547 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 78,673 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
The highest recorded value was 82,956 number in 2001.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 37,261 number in 1970.
How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 90th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.