Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 7,140 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in upper secondary education, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic is 7,140 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.5% on the previous year and up 140.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 7,140 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,300 number, in 1999.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 71st of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1,337 number | — |
| 1999 | 1,300 number | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 1,504 number | +15.7% |
| 2001 | 1,621 number | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 1,901 number | +17.3% |
| 2003 | 1,885 number | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 2,216 number | +17.6% |
| 2005 | 2,340 number | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 2,473 number | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 2,952 number | +19.4% |
| 2009 | 2,974 number | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 2,169 number | -27.1% |
| 2011 | 3,287 number | +51.5% |
| 2012 | 3,801 number | +15.6% |
| 2013 | 4,089 number | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 4,354 number | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 4,707 number | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 5,082 number | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 5,347 number | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 7,140 number | +33.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,318 number | 1,300 number | 1,337 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 2,207 number | 1,504 number | 2,974 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 4,442 number | 2,169 number | 7,140 number | 9 |
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- 68 Palestine, State of 8,746 number compare
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More education data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 21,845 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 93.14 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 93.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 7,140 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 7,140 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,300 number in 1999.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 71st out of 131 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 140.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). 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.