Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … primary female in Laos
Laos: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … primary female was 77.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Laos, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Laos recorded 77.1% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 82.3% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Laos peaked at 98.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 42.3%, in 2024.
That places Laos 103rd out of 131 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … primary female in Laos, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 85.2% | — |
| 2000 | 86.0% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 85.6% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 85.3% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 86.3% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 87.5% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 89.4% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 90.7% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 92.5% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 96.6% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 94.7% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 92.3% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 90.2% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 97.7% | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.1% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 98.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 97.2% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 96.7% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 96.7% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 96.4% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 98.6% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 98.9% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 89.4% | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 77.5% | -13.2% |
| 2024 | 42.3% | -45.4% |
| 2025 | 77.1% | +82.3% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 77.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.3%, 85% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Laos's 77.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 94.0%, 82% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … primary female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +82.3% | 42.3% | 77.1% |
| 2024 | -45.4% | 77.5% | 42.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.2% | 85.2% | 85.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 89.5% | 85.3% | 96.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.1% | 90.2% | 98.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.6% | 42.3% | 98.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 100 Eritrea 78.7% compare
- 101 Barbados 78.3% compare
- 102 Bangladesh 77.9% compare
- 104 Montserrat 76.9% compare
- 105 Benin 76.9% compare
- 106 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 76.7% compare
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 proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Laos?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Laos was 77.1% in 2025, 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 98.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.3% in 2024.
- How does Laos rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Laos ranks 103rd out of 131 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. 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 primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release