School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number) in Laos
Laos: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number) was 701,168 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
701,168 number
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
88th
of 203 countries
All-time high
720,808 number
in 2014
All-time low
234,336 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Laos, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Laos stood at 701,168 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Laos peaked at 720,808 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 234,336 number, in 1970.
That places Laos 88th out of 203 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number) in Laos, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 234,336 number | — |
| 1971 | 243,096 number | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 252,091 number | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 261,540 number | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 270,408 number | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 277,839 number | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 283,613 number | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 298,139 number | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 298,635 number | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 300,900 number | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 305,867 number | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 313,914 number | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 322,757 number | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 332,619 number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 343,460 number | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 354,959 number | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 367,020 number | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 378,798 number | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 391,345 number | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 404,601 number | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 418,632 number | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 432,876 number | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 443,903 number | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 454,426 number | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 464,656 number | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 474,757 number | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 485,140 number | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 492,761 number | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 502,076 number | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 513,000 number | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 525,284 number | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 539,308 number | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 552,603 number | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 568,186 number | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 586,399 number | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 607,678 number | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 631,682 number | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 652,424 number | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 672,236 number | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 691,437 number | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 710,555 number | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 703,848 number | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 714,936 number | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 720,673 number | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 720,808 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 716,712 number | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 709,703 number | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 707,780 number | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 704,488 number | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 701,168 number | -0.5% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 701,168 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.04 million number, 68% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 701,168 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 236,675 number, 3.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 272,060 number | 234,336 number | 300,900 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 351,534 number | 305,867 number | 404,601 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 468,223 number | 418,632 number | 513,000 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 602,724 number | 525,284 number | 691,437 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 711,067 number | 701,168 number | 720,808 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 85 Papua New Guinea 728,582 number compare
- 86 Togo 723,244 number compare
- 87 Cuba 715,406 number compare
- 89 Azerbaijan 692,066 number compare
- 90 Paraguay 676,282 number compare
- 91 Sierra Leone 662,880 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, tertiary education, both sexes in Laos?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Laos was 701,168 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 720,808 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 234,336 number in 1970.
- How does Laos rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Laos ranks 88th out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.