Population of compulsory school age, female in Laos

Laos: Population of compulsory school age, female was 667,786 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
667,786 number
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
86th
of 186 countries
All-time high
667,786 number
in 2019
All-time low
360,785 number
in 2013
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, female in Laos, 1998–2019

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1998200820191998: 363.7k number1999: 374.2k number2000: 383.5k number2001: 390.7k number2002: 396.7k number2003: 399.1k number2004: 397.5k number2005: 392.4k number2006: 385.5k number2007: 379.8k number2008: 374.8k number2009: 370.5k number2010: 366.9k number2011: 363.7k number2012: 361.0k number2013: 360.8k number2014: 363.0k number2015: 366.9k number2016: 654.3k number2017: 658.4k number2018: 663.2k number2019: 667.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Laos recorded 667,786 number for population of compulsory school age, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 80.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Laos peaked at 667,786 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 360,785 number, in 2013.

That places Laos 86th out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Population of compulsory school age, female in Laos, year by year

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, female (number) in Laos, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 363,714 number —
1999 374,216 number +2.9%
2000 383,531 number +2.5%
2001 390,740 number +1.9%
2002 396,734 number +1.5%
2003 399,148 number +0.6%
2004 397,533 number -0.4%
2005 392,397 number -1.3%
2006 385,492 number -1.8%
2007 379,764 number -1.5%
2008 374,763 number -1.3%
2009 370,469 number -1.1%
2010 366,855 number -1.0%
2011 363,719 number -0.9%
2012 361,022 number -0.7%
2013 360,785 number -0.1%
2014 362,969 number +0.6%
2015 366,936 number +1.1%
2016 654,334 number +78.3%
2017 658,417 number +0.6%
2018 663,168 number +0.7%
2019 667,786 number +0.7%

Laos compared with similar countries

  • Laos's 667,786 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.20 million number, 56% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
  • Laos's 667,786 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 311,831 number, 2.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population of compulsory school age, female 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.

YearChange FromTo
2016 +78.3% 366,936 number 654,334 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 368,965 number 363,714 number 374,216 number 2
2000s 387,057 number 370,469 number 399,148 number 10
2010s 482,599 number 360,785 number 667,786 number 10

Countries ranked near Laos

  1. 83 Tunisia 750,766 number compare
  2. 84 Haiti 721,936 number compare
  3. 85 Azerbaijan 680,830 number compare
  4. 87 Congo 667,464 number compare
  5. 88 Central African Republic 656,997 number compare
  6. 89 Turkmenistan 644,031 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in Laos?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Laos was 667,786 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Laos?
The highest recorded value was 667,786 number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Laos?
The lowest recorded value was 360,785 number in 2013.
How does Laos rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Laos ranks 86th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Laos?
Over the last ten years it is up 80.3%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
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Population of female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.