Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Laos
Laos: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 38.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Laos, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Laos is 38.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 12.8% on the previous year and down 59.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Laos peaked at 100.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 35.0%, in 2009.
Laos ranks 82nd of 92 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Laos, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 100.0% | — |
| 2000 | 83.3% | -16.7% |
| 2001 | 50.0% | -40.0% |
| 2002 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +100.0% |
| 2004 | 61.5% | -38.5% |
| 2005 | 61.1% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 36.0% | -41.1% |
| 2007 | 66.7% | +85.2% |
| 2008 | 61.9% | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 35.0% | -43.5% |
| 2010 | 97.6% | +178.8% |
| 2011 | 90.1% | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 89.9% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 92.6% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 95.7% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 91.5% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 94.1% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 94.6% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 88.6% | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 90.5% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 43.5% | -51.9% |
| 2024 | 38.0% | -12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 60.6% | 35.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.3% | 89.9% | 97.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 65.2% | 38.0% | 90.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More education data for Laos
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (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)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 21,845 (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 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)
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 38.0% 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 100.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.0% in 2009.
- How does Laos rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Laos ranks 82nd out of 92 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 59.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release