Teachers in primary education, male in Laos
Laos: Teachers in primary education, male was 16,693 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male in Laos, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in primary education, male in Laos stood at 16,693 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Laos peaked at 17,402 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4,830 number, in 1971.
That places Laos 75th out of 196 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 in Laos, year by year
| 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% |
| 1983 | 11,253 number | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 12,560 number | +11.6% |
| 1985 | 11,995 number | -4.5% |
| 1986 | 14,289 number | +19.1% |
| 1988 | 13,223 number | -7.5% |
| 1990 | 12,635 number | -4.4% |
| 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% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 16,693 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21,571 number, 77% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 16,693 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4,336 number, 3.9× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +97.1% | 5,162 number | 10,172 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7,096 number | 4,830 number | 10,172 number | 5 |
| 1980s | 12,177 number | 10,658 number | 14,289 number | 7 |
| 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
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 teachers in primary education, male in Laos?
- Teachers in primary education, male in Laos was 16,693 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 17,402 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,830 number in 1971.
- How does Laos rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- Laos ranks 75th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, male 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of male teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/