Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Laos

Laos: Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled was 16,693 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
16,693 number
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
75th
of 196 countries
All-time high
17,402 number
in 2016
All-time low
4,830 number
in 1971
Years of data
45
1971–2019

Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Laos, 1971–2019

5.0k10.0k15.0k1971199520191971: 4.8k number1972: 5.2k number1973: 5.2k number1978: 10.2k number1979: 10.1k number1980: 10.7k number1981: 11.3k number1982: 11.3k number1983: 11.3k number1984: 12.6k number1985: 12.0k number1986: 14.3k number1987: 13.8k number1988: 13.2k number1989: 12.9k number1990: 12.6k number1991: 13.1k number1992: 12.4k number1993: 12.7k number1994: 13.2k number1995: 13.7k number1996: 13.9k number1997: 14.9k number1998: 15.0k number1999: 15.5k number2000: 15.6k number2001: 15.6k number2002: 15.9k number2003: 15.9k number2004: 15.6k number2005: 15.4k number2006: 15.4k number2007: 15.6k number2008: 15.1k number2009: 15.4k number2010: 15.5k number2011: 16.2k number2012: 16.0k number2013: 16.9k number2014: 17.0k number2015: 17.2k number2016: 17.4k number2017: 17.3k number2018: 16.8k number2019: 16.7k number

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number.

Analysis

Laos recorded 16,693 number for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in 2019.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Laos peaked at 17,402 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4,830 number, in 1971.

Laos ranks 75th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Laos, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Laos, 1971 to 2019.
Year number Change
1971 4,830 number —
1972 5,178 number +7.2%
1973 5,162 number -0.3%
1978 10,172 number +97.1%
1979 10,139 number -0.3%
1980 10,658 number +5.1%
1981 11,260 number +5.6%
1982 11,256 number -0.0%
1983 11,253 number -0.0%
1984 12,560 number +11.6%
1985 11,995 number -4.5%
1986 14,289 number +19.1%
1987 13,756 number -3.7%
1988 13,223 number -3.9%
1989 12,929 number -2.2%
1990 12,635 number -2.3%
1991 13,077 number +3.5%
1992 12,447 number -4.8%
1993 12,664 number +1.7%
1994 13,183 number +4.1%
1995 13,661 number +3.6%
1996 13,901 number +1.8%
1997 14,861 number +6.9%
1998 15,044 number +1.2%
1999 15,465 number +2.8%
2000 15,616 number +1.0%
2001 15,562 number -0.3%
2002 15,931 number +2.4%
2003 15,882 number -0.3%
2004 15,570 number -2.0%
2005 15,440 number -0.8%
2006 15,392 number -0.3%
2007 15,632 number +1.6%
2008 15,103 number -3.4%
2009 15,397 number +1.9%
2010 15,532 number +0.9%
2011 16,170 number +4.1%
2012 16,019 number -0.9%
2013 16,950 number +5.8%
2014 16,981 number +0.2%
2015 17,157 number +1.0%
2016 17,402 number +1.4%
2017 17,252 number -0.9%
2018 16,773 number -2.8%
2019 16,693 number -0.5%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 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
1978 +97.1% 5,162 number 10,172 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 7,096 number 4,830 number 10,172 number 5
1980s 12,318 number 10,658 number 14,289 number 10
1990s 13,694 number 12,447 number 15,465 number 10
2000s 15,552 number 15,103 number 15,931 number 10
2010s 16,693 number 15,532 number 17,402 number 10

Countries ranked near Laos

  1. 72 Papua New Guinea 18,156 number compare
  2. 73 Ecuador 17,976 number compare
  3. 74 Chile 16,882 number compare
  4. 76 Cuba 15,635 number compare
  5. 77 Jordan 15,510 number compare
  6. 78 Denmark 14,705 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Laos?
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Laos was 16,693 number in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in Laos?
The highest recorded value was 17,402 number in 2016.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in Laos?
The lowest recorded value was 4,830 number in 1971.
How does Laos rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled?
Laos ranks 75th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled rising or falling in Laos?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Laos data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Teachers in primary education, male (number) with 748 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled
Unit
number
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 8,130 data points, 1970–2020
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Teachers in primary education, male (number) with 748 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.