School age population, secondary education, male in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: School age population, secondary education, male was 518,881 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
518,881 number
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
89th
of 205 countries
All-time high
540,546 number
in 2011
All-time low
204,488 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, male in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, male in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 518,881 number.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 540,546 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 204,488 number, in 1970.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 89th of 205 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, secondary education, male in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 204,488 number | — |
| 1971 | 210,118 number | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 214,760 number | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 219,488 number | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 224,372 number | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 229,247 number | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 233,766 number | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 212,561 number | -9.1% |
| 1978 | 216,637 number | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 221,287 number | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 226,805 number | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 233,422 number | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 239,134 number | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 246,151 number | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 254,353 number | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 263,383 number | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 272,538 number | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 280,244 number | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 287,812 number | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 295,237 number | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 302,389 number | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 309,293 number | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 315,382 number | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 322,348 number | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 329,986 number | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 338,258 number | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 347,396 number | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 356,420 number | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 367,315 number | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 379,594 number | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 392,749 number | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 406,192 number | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 418,825 number | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 431,125 number | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 443,328 number | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 455,276 number | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 465,647 number | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 469,007 number | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 470,219 number | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 469,447 number | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 466,663 number | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 540,546 number | +15.8% |
| 2012 | 530,179 number | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 521,735 number | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 515,385 number | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 510,641 number | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 507,702 number | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 508,578 number | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 510,608 number | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 513,983 number | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 518,881 number | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 218,672 number | 204,488 number | 233,766 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 259,908 number | 226,805 number | 295,237 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 336,838 number | 302,389 number | 379,594 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 442,182 number | 392,749 number | 470,219 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 512,602 number | 466,663 number | 540,546 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 518,881 number | 518,881 number | 518,881 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 86 Tunisia 578,161 number compare
- 87 Azerbaijan 544,908 number compare
- 88 Honduras 527,739 number compare
- 90 Palestine, State of 442,457 number compare
- 91 Central African Republic 431,221 number compare
- 92 Czechia 423,643 number compare
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, secondary education, male in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 518,881 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 540,546 number in 2011.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 204,488 number in 1970.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 89th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. 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, secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.