Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Laos
Laos: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 0.2779 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Laos, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Laos recorded 0.2779 GPIA for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 71.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Laos peaked at 1.58 GPIA in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.2779 GPIA, in 2024.
That places Laos 96th out of 97 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Laos, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.8555 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.997 GPIA | +16.5% |
| 2001 | 1.39 GPIA | +39.8% |
| 2002 | 1.4 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.821 GPIA | -41.3% |
| 2004 | 1.29 GPIA | +56.5% |
| 2005 | 1.25 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 1.55 GPIA | +24.0% |
| 2007 | 1.18 GPIA | -24.2% |
| 2008 | 1.13 GPIA | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 1.58 GPIA | +40.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9987 GPIA | -36.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9833 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9784 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9552 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9834 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9572 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9526 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.06 GPIA | +11.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2779 GPIA | -73.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8555 GPIA | 0.8555 GPIA | 0.8555 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.26 GPIA | 0.821 GPIA | 1.58 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9773 GPIA | 0.9526 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.6684 GPIA | 0.2779 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More education data for Laos
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 21,845 (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Laos?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Laos was 0.2779 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 1.58 GPIA in 2009.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2779 GPIA in 2024.
- How does Laos rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Laos ranks 96th out of 97 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre-primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release