School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) in Laos
Laos: School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) was 215,325 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Laos, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Laos recorded 215,325 number for school age population, upper secondary education, male in 2020.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Laos peaked at 235,296 number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 82,586 number, in 1970.
That places Laos 86th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) in Laos, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 82,586 number | — |
| 1971 | 85,705 number | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 87,881 number | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 89,716 number | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 91,435 number | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 93,094 number | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 94,618 number | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 101,384 number | +7.2% |
| 1978 | 103,144 number | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 105,245 number | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 107,758 number | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 110,821 number | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 113,377 number | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 116,535 number | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 120,270 number | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 124,534 number | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 129,194 number | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 133,586 number | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 137,986 number | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 142,059 number | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 145,591 number | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 148,841 number | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 151,474 number | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 154,570 number | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 157,993 number | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 161,693 number | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 165,686 number | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 169,016 number | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 173,211 number | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 178,435 number | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 184,700 number | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 191,523 number | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 197,729 number | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 204,016 number | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 210,532 number | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 217,286 number | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 224,129 number | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 228,872 number | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 232,954 number | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 235,296 number | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 156,978 number | -33.3% |
| 2011 | 233,925 number | +49.0% |
| 2012 | 229,358 number | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 225,144 number | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 221,819 number | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 219,124 number | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 216,953 number | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 216,146 number | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 215,243 number | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 214,714 number | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 215,325 number | +0.3% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 215,325 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 384,387 number, 56% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 215,325 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 56,208 number, 3.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) in Laos changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +49.0% | 156,978 number | 233,925 number |
| 2010 | -33.3% | 235,296 number | 156,978 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 93,481 number | 82,586 number | 105,245 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 123,612 number | 107,758 number | 142,059 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 160,651 number | 145,591 number | 178,435 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 212,704 number | 184,700 number | 235,296 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 214,940 number | 156,978 number | 233,925 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 215,325 number | 215,325 number | 215,325 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, upper secondary education, male in Laos?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in Laos was 215,325 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 235,296 number in 2009.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 82,586 number in 1970.
- How does Laos rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- Laos ranks 86th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.2%. 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, upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.