Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled (male gaps) in Laos
Laos: Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled (male gaps) was 9,854 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Laos, 1971–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Laos recorded 9,854 for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.0% on the previous year and down 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Laos peaked at 17,402 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4,830, in 1971.
That places Laos 89th out of 212 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled (male gaps) in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 4,830 | — |
| 1972 | 5,178 | +7.2% |
| 1973 | 5,162 | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 10,172 | +97.1% |
| 1979 | 10,139 | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 10,658 | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 11,260 | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 11,256 | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 11,253 | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 12,560 | +11.6% |
| 1985 | 11,995 | -4.5% |
| 1986 | 14,289 | +19.1% |
| 1987 | 13,756 | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 13,223 | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 12,929 | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 12,635 | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 13,077 | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 12,447 | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 12,664 | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 13,183 | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 13,661 | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 13,901 | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 14,861 | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 15,044 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 15,465 | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 15,616 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 15,562 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 15,931 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 15,882 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 15,570 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 15,440 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 15,392 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 15,632 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 15,103 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 15,397 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 15,532 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 16,170 | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 16,019 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 16,950 | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 16,981 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 17,157 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 17,402 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 17,252 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 16,773 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 16,693 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 16,081 | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 15,614 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 14,974 | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 11,820 | -21.1% |
| 2024 | 10,829 | -8.4% |
| 2025 | 9,854 | -9.0% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 9,854 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23,764, 41% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 9,854 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3,237, 3.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled (male gaps) 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 | +97.1% | 5,162 | 10,172 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7,096 | 4,830 | 10,172 | 5 |
| 1980s | 12,318 | 10,658 | 14,289 | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,694 | 12,447 | 15,465 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,552 | 15,103 | 15,931 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,693 | 15,532 | 17,402 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,195 | 9,854 | 16,081 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More education data for Laos
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0939 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Laos?
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Laos was 9,854 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 17,402 in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,830 in 1971.
- How does Laos rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled?
- Laos ranks 89th out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 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, male (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, male (number) with 869 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, male UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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, male (number) with 869 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.