School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 464,675 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
464,675 number
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
91st
of 206 countries
All-time high
500,272 number
in 1999
All-time low
239,222 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 464,675 number.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 500,272 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 239,222 number, in 1970.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 91st of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 239,222 number | — |
| 1971 | 245,054 number | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 253,532 number | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 262,223 number | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 270,462 number | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 277,124 number | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 282,688 number | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 292,110 number | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 300,294 number | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 307,173 number | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 311,438 number | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 317,079 number | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 322,830 number | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 328,966 number | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 335,646 number | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 343,005 number | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 351,657 number | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 362,512 number | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 373,931 number | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 385,658 number | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 396,867 number | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 408,854 number | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 425,278 number | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 441,701 number | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 456,680 number | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 466,984 number | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 475,496 number | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 486,346 number | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 495,068 number | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 500,272 number | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 497,921 number | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 493,602 number | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 485,374 number | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 473,755 number | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 461,589 number | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 455,560 number | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 450,685 number | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 447,797 number | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 446,688 number | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 446,963 number | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 447,534 number | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 449,181 number | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 455,749 number | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 463,733 number | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 470,777 number | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 470,028 number | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 469,731 number | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 468,913 number | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 466,807 number | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 464,675 number | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 272,988 number | 239,222 number | 307,173 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 343,272 number | 311,438 number | 385,658 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 455,355 number | 396,867 number | 500,272 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 465,993 number | 446,688 number | 497,921 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 462,713 number | 447,534 number | 470,777 number | 10 |
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More education data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 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)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 464,675 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 500,272 number in 1999.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 239,222 number in 1970.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 91st out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.