Illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes in Laos

Laos: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes was 464,121 number in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
464,121 number
World rank
45th
of 83 countries
All-time high
1.07 million number
in 2011
All-time low
464,121 number
in 2015
Years of data
6
1995–2015

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes in Laos, 1995–2015

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1995200520151995: 646.9k number2000: 554.0k number2001: 594.2k number2005: 594.5k number2011: 1.1M number2015: 464.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Laos recorded 464,121 number for illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes in Laos peaked at 1.07 million number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 464,121 number, in 2015.

Laos ranks 45th of 83 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 646,862 number 646,862 number 646,862 number 1
2000s 580,915 number 554,044 number 594,486 number 3
2010s 769,140 number 464,121 number 1.07 million number 2

Countries ranked near Laos

  1. 42 Saudi Arabia 723,974 number compare
  2. 43 Malaysia 551,610 number compare
  3. 44 Honduras 524,909 number compare
  4. 46 Ecuador 437,732 number compare
  5. 47 Venezuela 316,627 number compare
  6. 48 El Salvador 296,118 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes in Laos?
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes in Laos was 464,121 number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in Laos?
The highest recorded value was 1.07 million number in 2011.
What is the lowest illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in Laos?
The lowest recorded value was 464,121 number in 2015.
How does Laos rank for illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes?
Laos ranks 45th out of 83 countries with data for 2015.
Is illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes rising or falling in Laos?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Laos data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
122 places, 2,239 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of adults from age 25 to age 64 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.