School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) in Laos
Laos: School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) was 347,303 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
347,303 number
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
88th
of 203 countries
All-time high
357,922 number
in 2014
All-time low
121,020 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, tertiary education, female in Laos, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, female in Laos is 347,303 number, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Laos peaked at 357,922 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 121,020 number, in 1970.
Laos ranks 88th of 203 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, tertiary education, female (number) (age) in Laos, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 121,020 number | — |
| 1971 | 124,870 number | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 128,469 number | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 132,090 number | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 135,525 number | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 138,535 number | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 140,975 number | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 148,134 number | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 148,366 number | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 149,430 number | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 151,785 number | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 155,630 number | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 159,926 number | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 164,733 number | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 170,013 number | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 175,590 number | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 181,417 number | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 187,106 number | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 193,163 number | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 199,579 number | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 206,414 number | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 213,411 number | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 219,183 number | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 224,711 number | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 230,036 number | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 235,162 number | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 240,267 number | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 244,034 number | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 248,614 number | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 253,979 number | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 260,050 number | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 267,028 number | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 274,315 number | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 282,643 number | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 292,105 number | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 302,826 number | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 314,616 number | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 324,654 number | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 334,284 number | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 343,623 number | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 352,883 number | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 349,262 number | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 354,880 number | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 357,818 number | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 357,922 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 355,968 number | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 352,623 number | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 351,120 number | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 349,132 number | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 347,303 number | -0.5% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 347,303 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 509,378 number, 68% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 347,303 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 117,527 number, 3.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 136,741 number | 121,020 number | 149,430 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 173,894 number | 151,785 number | 199,579 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 231,581 number | 206,414 number | 253,979 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 299,614 number | 260,050 number | 343,623 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 352,891 number | 347,303 number | 357,922 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 85 Togo 360,557 number compare
- 86 Papua New Guinea 354,537 number compare
- 87 Cuba 347,527 number compare
- 89 Paraguay 330,436 number compare
- 90 Sierra Leone 329,195 number compare
- 91 El Salvador 329,118 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, female in Laos?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Laos was 347,303 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 357,922 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 121,020 number in 1970.
- How does Laos rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Laos ranks 88th out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.