Teachers in primary education, male in Laos

Laos: Teachers in primary education, male 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
42
1971–2019

Teachers in primary education, male 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 number1983: 11.3k number1984: 12.6k number1985: 12.0k number1986: 14.3k number1988: 13.2k 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: 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  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 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

Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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/