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Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Laos

Laos: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre was 0.0723 number per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.0723 number per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
118th
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.0754 number per square kilometre
in 2016
All-time low
0.0209 number per square kilometre
in 1971
Years of data
42
1971–2019

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

0.020.040.060.081971199520191971: 0.021 number per square kilometre1972: 0.022 number per square kilometre1973: 0.022 number per square kilometre1978: 0.044 number per square kilometre1979: 0.044 number per square kilometre1980: 0.046 number per square kilometre1981: 0.049 number per square kilometre1983: 0.049 number per square kilometre1984: 0.054 number per square kilometre1985: 0.052 number per square kilometre1986: 0.062 number per square kilometre1988: 0.057 number per square kilometre1990: 0.055 number per square kilometre1991: 0.057 number per square kilometre1992: 0.054 number per square kilometre1993: 0.055 number per square kilometre1994: 0.057 number per square kilometre1995: 0.059 number per square kilometre1996: 0.06 number per square kilometre1997: 0.064 number per square kilometre1998: 0.065 number per square kilometre1999: 0.067 number per square kilometre2000: 0.068 number per square kilometre2001: 0.067 number per square kilometre2002: 0.069 number per square kilometre2003: 0.069 number per square kilometre2004: 0.067 number per square kilometre2005: 0.067 number per square kilometre2006: 0.067 number per square kilometre2007: 0.068 number per square kilometre2008: 0.065 number per square kilometre2009: 0.067 number per square kilometre2010: 0.067 number per square kilometre2011: 0.07 number per square kilometre2012: 0.069 number per square kilometre2013: 0.073 number per square kilometre2014: 0.074 number per square kilometre2015: 0.074 number per square kilometre2016: 0.075 number per square kilometre2017: 0.075 number per square kilometre2018: 0.073 number per square kilometre2019: 0.072 number per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Laos is 0.0723 number per square kilometre, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Laos peaked at 0.0754 number per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0209 number per square kilometre, in 1971.

Laos ranks 118th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Year number per square kilometre Change
1971 0.0209 number per square kilometre —
1972 0.0224 number per square kilometre +7.2%
1973 0.0224 number per square kilometre -0.3%
1978 0.0441 number per square kilometre +97.1%
1979 0.0439 number per square kilometre -0.3%
1980 0.0462 number per square kilometre +5.1%
1981 0.0488 number per square kilometre +5.6%
1983 0.0488 number per square kilometre -0.1%
1984 0.0544 number per square kilometre +11.6%
1985 0.052 number per square kilometre -4.5%
1986 0.0619 number per square kilometre +19.1%
1988 0.0573 number per square kilometre -7.5%
1990 0.0547 number per square kilometre -4.4%
1991 0.0567 number per square kilometre +3.5%
1992 0.0539 number per square kilometre -4.8%
1993 0.0549 number per square kilometre +1.7%
1994 0.0571 number per square kilometre +4.1%
1995 0.0592 number per square kilometre +3.6%
1996 0.0602 number per square kilometre +1.8%
1997 0.0644 number per square kilometre +6.9%
1998 0.0652 number per square kilometre +1.2%
1999 0.067 number per square kilometre +2.8%
2000 0.0677 number per square kilometre +1.0%
2001 0.0674 number per square kilometre -0.3%
2002 0.069 number per square kilometre +2.4%
2003 0.0688 number per square kilometre -0.3%
2004 0.0675 number per square kilometre -2.0%
2005 0.0669 number per square kilometre -0.8%
2006 0.0667 number per square kilometre -0.3%
2007 0.0677 number per square kilometre +1.6%
2008 0.0654 number per square kilometre -3.4%
2009 0.0667 number per square kilometre +1.9%
2010 0.0673 number per square kilometre +0.9%
2011 0.0701 number per square kilometre +4.1%
2012 0.0694 number per square kilometre -0.9%
2013 0.0734 number per square kilometre +5.8%
2014 0.0736 number per square kilometre +0.2%
2015 0.0743 number per square kilometre +1.0%
2016 0.0754 number per square kilometre +1.4%
2017 0.0747 number per square kilometre -0.9%
2018 0.0727 number per square kilometre -2.8%
2019 0.0723 number per square kilometre -0.5%

Laos compared with similar countries

  • Laos's 0.0723 number per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1116 number per square kilometre, 65% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Laos's 0.0723 number per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2103 number per square kilometre, 34% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre 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% 0.0224 number per square kilometre 0.0441 number per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0307 number per square kilometre 0.0209 number per square kilometre 0.0441 number per square kilometre 5
1980s 0.0528 number per square kilometre 0.0462 number per square kilometre 0.0619 number per square kilometre 7
1990s 0.0593 number per square kilometre 0.0539 number per square kilometre 0.067 number per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0674 number per square kilometre 0.0654 number per square kilometre 0.069 number per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0723 number per square kilometre 0.0673 number per square kilometre 0.0754 number per square kilometre 10

Countries ranked near Laos

  1. 115 Equatorial Guinea 0.0797 number per square kilometre compare
  2. 116 France 0.0768 number per square kilometre compare
  3. 117 Ecuador 0.0724 number per square kilometre compare
  4. 119 Ireland 0.0708 number per square kilometre compare
  5. 120 Djibouti 0.0692 number per square kilometre compare
  6. 121 Myanmar 0.0658 number per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Laos?
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Laos was 0.0723 number per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Laos?
The highest recorded value was 0.0754 number per square kilometre in 2016.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Laos?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0209 number per square kilometre in 1971.
How does Laos rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre?
Laos ranks 118th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre 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), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre
Unit
number per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 7,292 data points, 1970–2020
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Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.