School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Laos
Laos: School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) was 377,807 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
377,807 number
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
96th
of 206 countries
All-time high
399,148 number
in 2003
All-time low
204,809 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, female in Laos, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, female in Laos stood at 377,807 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Laos peaked at 399,148 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 204,809 number, in 1970.
Laos ranks 96th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Laos, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 204,809 number | — |
| 1971 | 209,122 number | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 214,815 number | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 221,135 number | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 227,490 number | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 233,174 number | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 237,684 number | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 206,573 number | -13.1% |
| 1978 | 211,989 number | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 217,339 number | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 222,812 number | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 228,390 number | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 234,007 number | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 239,967 number | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 245,773 number | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 251,044 number | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 255,801 number | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 261,838 number | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 268,414 number | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 275,360 number | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 282,540 number | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 289,789 number | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 298,672 number | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 308,725 number | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 319,687 number | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 331,033 number | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 341,862 number | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 352,777 number | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 363,714 number | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 374,216 number | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 383,531 number | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 390,740 number | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 396,734 number | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 399,148 number | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 397,533 number | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 392,397 number | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 385,492 number | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 379,764 number | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 374,763 number | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 370,469 number | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 366,855 number | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 363,719 number | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 361,022 number | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 360,785 number | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 362,969 number | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 366,936 number | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 371,243 number | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 374,551 number | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 376,951 number | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 378,024 number | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 377,807 number | -0.1% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 377,807 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 693,332 number, 54% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 377,807 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 90,195 number, 4.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 218,413 number | 204,809 number | 237,684 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 248,341 number | 222,812 number | 275,360 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 326,302 number | 282,540 number | 374,216 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 387,057 number | 370,469 number | 399,148 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 368,306 number | 360,785 number | 378,024 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 377,807 number | 377,807 number | 377,807 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Laos
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, primary education, female in Laos?
- School age population, primary education, female in Laos was 377,807 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 399,148 number in 2003.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 204,809 number in 1970.
- How does Laos rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Laos ranks 96th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.