School age population, one year before than official … female than in Laos

Laos: School age population, one year before than official … female than was 75,826 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
75,826 number
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
91st
of 202 countries
All-time high
81,690 number
in 2000
All-time low
38,047 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Laos, 1970–2020

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Laos is 75,826 number, measured in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Laos peaked at 81,690 number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 38,047 number, in 1970.

That places Laos 91st out of 202 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

School age population, one year before than official … female than in Laos, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number) in Laos, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 38,047 number —
1971 38,847 number +2.1%
1972 40,121 number +3.3%
1973 41,444 number +3.3%
1974 42,711 number +3.1%
1975 43,804 number +2.6%
1976 44,632 number +1.9%
1977 46,075 number +3.2%
1978 47,370 number +2.8%
1979 48,513 number +2.4%
1980 49,524 number +2.1%
1981 50,378 number +1.7%
1982 51,352 number +1.9%
1983 52,355 number +2.0%
1984 53,390 number +2.0%
1985 54,469 number +2.0%
1986 55,640 number +2.1%
1987 57,234 number +2.9%
1988 58,926 number +3.0%
1989 60,682 number +3.0%
1990 62,466 number +2.9%
1991 64,225 number +2.8%
1992 66,707 number +3.9%
1993 69,322 number +3.9%
1994 71,867 number +3.7%
1995 74,103 number +3.1%
1996 75,759 number +2.2%
1997 77,796 number +2.7%
1998 79,603 number +2.3%
1999 80,981 number +1.7%
2000 81,690 number +0.9%
2001 81,486 number -0.2%
2002 80,762 number -0.9%
2003 79,282 number -1.8%
2004 77,410 number -2.4%
2005 75,643 number -2.3%
2006 74,569 number -1.4%
2007 73,800 number -1.0%
2008 73,291 number -0.7%
2009 72,995 number -0.4%
2010 72,834 number -0.2%
2011 72,707 number -0.2%
2012 73,382 number +0.9%
2013 74,432 number +1.4%
2014 75,568 number +1.5%
2015 76,410 number +1.1%
2016 76,501 number +0.1%
2017 76,544 number +0.1%
2018 76,343 number -0.3%
2019 76,032 number -0.4%
2020 75,826 number -0.3%

Laos compared with similar countries

  • Laos's 75,826 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 119,305 number, 64% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Laos's 75,826 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28,862 number, 2.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 43,156 number 38,047 number 48,513 number 10
1980s 54,395 number 49,524 number 60,682 number 10
1990s 72,283 number 62,466 number 80,981 number 10
2000s 77,093 number 72,995 number 81,690 number 10
2010s 75,075 number 72,707 number 76,544 number 10
2020s 75,826 number 75,826 number 75,826 number 1

Countries ranked near Laos

  1. 88 Israel 81,619 number compare
  2. 89 Azerbaijan 79,278 number compare
  3. 90 Congo 77,929 number compare
  4. 92 Kyrgyzstan 75,647 number compare
  5. 93 Central African Republic 70,284 number compare
  6. 94 Turkmenistan 69,411 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Laos?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Laos was 75,826 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Laos?
The highest recorded value was 81,690 number in 2000.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Laos?
The lowest recorded value was 38,047 number in 1970.
How does Laos rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Laos ranks 91st out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Laos?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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 School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/