Population of compulsory school age, female in Laos
Laos: Population of compulsory school age, female was 667,786 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, female in Laos, 1998–2019
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
| 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +78.3% | 366,936 number | 654,334 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 83 Tunisia 750,766 number compare
- 84 Haiti 721,936 number compare
- 85 Azerbaijan 680,830 number compare
- 87 Congo 667,464 number compare
- 88 Central African Republic 656,997 number compare
- 89 Turkmenistan 644,031 number compare
More reference data data for Laos
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6615 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.913 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3021 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.64 (2050)
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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Population of female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.