Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … primary both in Laos
Laos: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … primary both was 65.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Laos, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Laos stood at 65.2%. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Laos peaked at 99.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 65.2%, in 2025.
Laos ranks 125th of 139 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … primary both in Laos, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 75.7% | — |
| 2000 | 76.7% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 76.2% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 76.1% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 77.5% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 79.4% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 83.4% | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 85.8% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 89.7% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 96.9% | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 92.0% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 95.4% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 93.8% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 97.2% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 98.3% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.5% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 97.0% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 96.9% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.8% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 99.1% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 89.7% | -9.5% |
| 2023 | 65.7% | -26.7% |
| 2024 | 65.7% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 65.2% | -0.8% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 65.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.4%, 72% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Laos's 65.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93.6%, 70% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … primary both 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -26.7% | 89.7% | 65.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.7% | 75.7% | 75.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 83.4% | 76.1% | 96.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.0% | 93.8% | 98.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.7% | 65.2% | 99.1% | 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 proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Laos?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Laos was 65.2% 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 99.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.2% in 2025.
- How does Laos rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Laos ranks 125th out of 139 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 33.8%. 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 primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release