Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Laos
Laos: Secondary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0047 units per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Laos, 1971–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2022, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Laos stood at 0.0047 units per person.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Laos peaked at 0.0053 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 units per person, in 1971.
Laos ranks 137th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Laos, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0003 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0004 units per person | +11.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0004 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 0.001 units per person | +152.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0011 units per person | +17.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0011 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0014 units per person | +24.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0023 units per person | +65.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0022 units per person | -5.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0026 units per person | +21.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0027 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0027 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0022 units per person | -17.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0027 units per person | +22.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0026 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0024 units per person | -10.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0022 units per person | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0022 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0022 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0023 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0023 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0024 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0024 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0025 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0027 units per person | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0027 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0028 units per person | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0029 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.003 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0034 units per person | +13.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0038 units per person | +13.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0042 units per person | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0047 units per person | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0049 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.005 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0052 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0053 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0053 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0051 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0049 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0047 units per person | -4.6% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.0047 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0042 units per person, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.0047 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0053 units per person, 88% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary education, teachers, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +152.9% | 0.0004 units per person | 0.001 units per person |
| 1984 | +65.7% | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0023 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 0.003 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0047 units per person | 0.0034 units per person | 0.0053 units per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.0049 units per person | 0.0047 units per person | 0.0051 units per person | 3 |
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 secondary education, teachers, per capita in Laos?
- Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Laos was 0.0047 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0053 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 units per person in 1971.
- How does Laos rank for secondary education, teachers, per capita?
- Laos ranks 137th out of 201 countries with data for 2022.
- Is secondary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.