School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) in Laos
Laos: School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) was 303,556 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Laos, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Laos stood at 303,556 number.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Laos peaked at 309,685 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 111,177 number, in 1977.
That places Laos 82nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) in Laos, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 121,902 number | — |
| 1971 | 124,413 number | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 126,879 number | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 129,772 number | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 132,937 number | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 136,153 number | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 139,148 number | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 111,177 number | -20.1% |
| 1978 | 113,493 number | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 116,042 number | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 119,047 number | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 122,601 number | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 125,757 number | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 129,616 number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 134,083 number | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 138,849 number | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 143,344 number | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 146,658 number | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 149,826 number | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 153,178 number | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 156,798 number | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 160,452 number | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 163,908 number | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 167,778 number | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 171,993 number | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 176,565 number | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 181,710 number | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 187,404 number | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 194,104 number | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 201,159 number | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 208,049 number | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 214,669 number | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 221,096 number | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 227,109 number | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 232,796 number | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 237,990 number | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 241,518 number | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 240,135 number | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 237,265 number | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 234,151 number | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 309,685 number | +32.3% |
| 2011 | 306,621 number | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 300,821 number | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 296,591 number | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 293,566 number | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 291,517 number | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 290,749 number | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 292,432 number | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 295,365 number | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 299,269 number | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 303,556 number | +1.4% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 303,556 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 365,884 number, 83% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 303,556 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 66,168 number, 4.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +32.3% | 234,151 number | 309,685 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 125,192 number | 111,177 number | 139,148 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 136,296 number | 119,047 number | 153,178 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 176,187 number | 156,798 number | 201,159 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 229,478 number | 208,049 number | 241,518 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 297,662 number | 290,749 number | 309,685 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 303,556 number | 303,556 number | 303,556 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 79 Azerbaijan 340,578 number compare
- 80 Honduras 315,533 number compare
- 81 Turkmenistan 307,020 number compare
- 83 Netherlands 299,041 number compare
- 84 Sierra Leone 286,351 number compare
- 85 Palestine 285,935 number compare
More education data for Laos
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 89.6 (2025)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 89.64 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in Laos?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Laos was 303,556 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 309,685 number in 2010.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 111,177 number in 1977.
- How does Laos rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Laos ranks 82nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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 School age population, lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.