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Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Laos

Laos: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita was 0.0023 number per person in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.0023 number per person
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
37th
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.0037 number per person
in 1986
All-time low
0.0018 number per person
in 1971
Years of data
42
1971–2019

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Laos, 1971–2019

00.0010.0020.0030.0041971199520191971: 0.002 number per person1972: 0.002 number per person1973: 0.002 number per person1978: 0.003 number per person1979: 0.003 number per person1980: 0.003 number per person1981: 0.003 number per person1983: 0.003 number per person1984: 0.003 number per person1985: 0.003 number per person1986: 0.004 number per person1988: 0.003 number per person1990: 0.003 number per person1991: 0.003 number per person1992: 0.003 number per person1993: 0.003 number per person1994: 0.003 number per person1995: 0.003 number per person1996: 0.003 number per person1997: 0.003 number per person1998: 0.003 number per person1999: 0.003 number per person2000: 0.003 number per person2001: 0.003 number per person2002: 0.003 number per person2003: 0.003 number per person2004: 0.003 number per person2005: 0.003 number per person2006: 0.003 number per person2007: 0.003 number per person2008: 0.002 number per person2009: 0.002 number per person2010: 0.002 number per person2011: 0.003 number per person2012: 0.002 number per person2013: 0.003 number per person2014: 0.003 number per person2015: 0.003 number per person2016: 0.003 number per person2017: 0.002 number per person2018: 0.002 number per person2019: 0.002 number per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per person.

Analysis

Laos recorded 0.0023 number per person for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in 2019.

The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Laos peaked at 0.0037 number per person in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.0018 number per person, in 1971.

That places Laos 37th out of 196 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Laos, year by year

Year number per person Change
1971 0.0018 number per person —
1972 0.0018 number per person +4.6%
1973 0.0018 number per person -2.7%
1978 0.0032 number per person +78.3%
1979 0.0031 number per person -2.1%
1980 0.0032 number per person +3.1%
1981 0.0033 number per person +3.3%
1983 0.0032 number per person -5.0%
1984 0.0035 number per person +8.6%
1985 0.0032 number per person -7.1%
1986 0.0037 number per person +15.8%
1988 0.0032 number per person -12.6%
1990 0.0029 number per person -9.8%
1991 0.0029 number per person +0.6%
1992 0.0027 number per person -7.4%
1993 0.0027 number per person -1.0%
1994 0.0027 number per person +1.4%
1995 0.0028 number per person +1.1%
1996 0.0028 number per person -0.6%
1997 0.0029 number per person +4.7%
1998 0.0029 number per person -0.6%
1999 0.0029 number per person +1.0%
2000 0.0029 number per person -0.7%
2001 0.0028 number per person -2.0%
2002 0.0028 number per person +0.7%
2003 0.0028 number per person -1.8%
2004 0.0027 number per person -3.4%
2005 0.0026 number per person -2.3%
2006 0.0026 number per person -1.9%
2007 0.0026 number per person -0.0%
2008 0.0025 number per person -4.8%
2009 0.0025 number per person +0.4%
2010 0.0025 number per person -0.6%
2011 0.0025 number per person +2.6%
2012 0.0025 number per person -2.3%
2013 0.0026 number per person +4.3%
2014 0.0025 number per person -1.2%
2015 0.0025 number per person -0.4%
2016 0.0025 number per person -0.1%
2017 0.0025 number per person -2.4%
2018 0.0024 number per person -4.3%
2019 0.0023 number per person -2.0%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita 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 +78.3% 0.0018 number per person 0.0032 number per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0024 number per person 0.0018 number per person 0.0032 number per person 5
1980s 0.0033 number per person 0.0032 number per person 0.0037 number per person 7
1990s 0.0028 number per person 0.0027 number per person 0.0029 number per person 10
2000s 0.0027 number per person 0.0025 number per person 0.0029 number per person 10
2010s 0.0025 number per person 0.0023 number per person 0.0026 number per person 10

Countries ranked near Laos

  1. 34 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0023 number per person compare
  2. 35 Afghanistan 0.0023 number per person compare
  3. 36 Zimbabwe 0.0023 number per person compare
  4. 38 Bhutan 0.0022 number per person compare
  5. 39 Zambia 0.0022 number per person compare
  6. 40 Mozambique 0.0022 number per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Laos?
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Laos was 0.0023 number per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Laos?
The highest recorded value was 0.0037 number per person in 1986.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Laos?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0018 number per person in 1971.
How does Laos rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita?
Laos ranks 37th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita rising or falling in Laos?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Laos data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Teachers in primary education, male (number) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita
Unit
number per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
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Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.