Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes in Laos
Laos: Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes was 1,322 number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes in Laos, 1998–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2017, teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes in Laos stood at 1,322 number. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes in Laos peaked at 1,322 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 525 number, in 1998.
Laos ranks 22nd of 69 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes in Laos, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 525 number | — |
| 2000 | 590 number | +12.4% |
| 2001 | 635 number | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 720 number | +13.4% |
| 2003 | 831 number | +15.4% |
| 2004 | 755 number | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 1,035 number | +37.1% |
| 2006 | 1,318 number | +27.3% |
| 2007 | 1,271 number | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 1,322 number | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 525 number | 525 number | 525 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 894.38 number | 590 number | 1,318 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 1,322 number | 1,322 number | 1,322 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More education data for Laos
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 360,578 (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1728 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0458 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 378,976 (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3031 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0481 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 532,092 (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21,845 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -8.58 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes in Laos?
- Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes in Laos was 1,322 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 1,322 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 525 number in 1998.
- How does Laos rank for teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes?
- Laos ranks 22nd out of 69 countries with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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 Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private post-secondary non-tertiary education institutions (ISCED 4). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.