Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (Teachers) in Laos
Laos: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (Teachers) was 3,588 number in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Laos, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Laos recorded 3,588 number for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in 2019.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 244.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Laos peaked at 4,921 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3 number, in 1971.
Laos ranks 83rd of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (Teachers) in Laos, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 3 number | — |
| 1972 | 5 number | +66.7% |
| 1973 | 5 number | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 13 number | +160.0% |
| 1975 | 13 number | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 23 number | +76.9% |
| 1981 | 25 number | +8.7% |
| 1982 | 64 number | +156.0% |
| 1983 | 71 number | +10.9% |
| 1985 | 94 number | +32.4% |
| 1986 | 132 number | +40.4% |
| 1990 | 130 number | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 252 number | +93.8% |
| 1994 | 276 number | +9.5% |
| 1995 | 280 number | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 388 number | +38.6% |
| 1997 | 398 number | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 332 number | -16.6% |
| 2000 | 340 number | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 333 number | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 536 number | +61.0% |
| 2003 | 619 number | +15.5% |
| 2004 | 658 number | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 712 number | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 864 number | +21.3% |
| 2007 | 1,009 number | +16.8% |
| 2008 | 1,043 number | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 1,677 number | +60.8% |
| 2011 | 2,052 number | +22.4% |
| 2013 | 4,235 number | +106.4% |
| 2014 | 3,593 number | -15.2% |
| 2015 | 4,921 number | +37.0% |
| 2016 | 4,585 number | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 3,750 number | -18.2% |
| 2018 | 3,717 number | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 3,588 number | -3.5% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 3,588 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,402 number, 1.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Laos's 3,588 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6,820 number, 53% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (Teachers) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +160.0% | 5 number | 13 number |
| 1982 | +156.0% | 25 number | 64 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.8 number | 3 number | 13 number | 5 |
| 1980s | 68.17 number | 23 number | 132 number | 6 |
| 1990s | 293.71 number | 130 number | 398 number | 7 |
| 2000s | 679.33 number | 333 number | 1,043 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 3,569 number | 1,677 number | 4,921 number | 9 |
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 tertiary education programmes, female in Laos?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Laos was 3,588 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 4,921 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 number in 1971.
- How does Laos rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- Laos ranks 83rd out of 159 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 244.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). 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.