Trained teachers in primary education in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Trained teachers in primary education was 65.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in primary education in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1999–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total teachers.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trained teachers in primary education in Lao People's Democratic Republic is 65.2%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in primary education in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 99.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 65.2%, in 2025.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 121st of 134 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Trained teachers in primary education in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % of total teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 75.7% | — |
| 2000 | 76.7% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 76.2% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 76.1% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 77.5% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 79.4% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 83.4% | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 85.8% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 89.7% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 96.9% | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 92.0% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 95.4% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 93.8% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 97.2% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 98.3% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.5% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 97.0% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 96.9% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.8% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 99.1% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 89.7% | -9.5% |
| 2023 | 65.7% | -26.7% |
| 2024 | 65.7% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 65.2% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.7% | 75.7% | 75.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 83.4% | 76.1% | 96.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.0% | 93.8% | 98.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.7% | 65.2% | 99.1% | 6 |
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More education data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 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 trained teachers in primary education in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Trained teachers in primary education in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 65.2% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in primary education recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in primary education recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.2% in 2025.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for trained teachers in primary education?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 121st out of 134 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trained teachers in primary education rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.8%. 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 Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Trained teachers in primary education (% of total teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.