Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita (education) in Laos
Laos: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita (education) was 0.0015 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Laos, 1971–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Laos recorded 0.0015 units per person for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.4% on the previous year and down 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Laos peaked at 0.0027 units per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 units per person, in 1972.
Laos ranks 182nd of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita (education) in Laos, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0007 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0007 units per person | -7.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0008 units per person | +14.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0013 units per person | +68.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0013 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0013 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0014 units per person | +9.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0015 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0014 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0016 units per person | +13.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0018 units per person | +7.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0018 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0017 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0018 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0019 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0019 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.002 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.002 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0021 units per person | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0021 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0022 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0022 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0022 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0022 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0022 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0022 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0022 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0022 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0022 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0023 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0023 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0025 units per person | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0026 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0027 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0025 units per person | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0026 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0026 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0027 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0027 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0027 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0026 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0027 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0025 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0025 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0024 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0019 units per person | -21.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0017 units per person | -9.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0015 units per person | -9.4% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.0015 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0027 units per person, 56% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.0015 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0038 units per person, 40% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita (education) 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 | +68.1% | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0013 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.002 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0025 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0025 units per person | 6 |
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 teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Laos?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Laos was 0.0015 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0027 units per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 units per person in 1972.
- How does Laos rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?
- Laos ranks 182nd out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.6%. 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 Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- 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
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.