Primary education, teachers, per capita in Laos
Laos: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0028 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Laos, 1971–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, primary education, teachers, per capita in Laos stood at 0.0028 units per person.
That represents a change of down 9.8% on the previous year and down 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per capita in Laos peaked at 0.0055 units per person in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.0025 units per person, in 1971.
Laos ranks 186th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Laos, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0025 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0025 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0026 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0039 units per person | +51.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0045 units per person | +15.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0045 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0045 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0046 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0048 units per person | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0047 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0046 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0049 units per person | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0048 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0055 units per person | +13.2% |
| 1988 | 0.005 units per person | -8.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0046 units per person | -7.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0047 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0046 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0046 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0047 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0048 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0048 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.005 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.005 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0051 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0051 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.005 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0051 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.005 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0049 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0048 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0048 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0049 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0048 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.005 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.005 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0052 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.005 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0052 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0052 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0052 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0052 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0052 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0049 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.005 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0047 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0045 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0043 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0034 units per person | -21.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0031 units per person | -9.5% |
| 2025 | 0.0028 units per person | -9.8% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.0028 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0044 units per person, 64% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.0028 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0055 units per person, 51% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary education, teachers, per capita in Laos changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +51.2% | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0039 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0045 units per person | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.0049 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0055 units per person | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.0048 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0051 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0049 units per person | 0.0048 units per person | 0.0051 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0051 units per person | 0.0049 units per person | 0.0052 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0047 units per person | 6 |
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 primary education, teachers, per capita in Laos?
- Primary education, teachers, per capita in Laos was 0.0028 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0055 units per person in 1986.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0025 units per person in 1971.
- How does Laos rank for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- Laos ranks 186th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.