Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, female in Laos

Laos: Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, female was 1,846 number in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
1,846 number
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
20th
of 60 countries
All-time high
1,846 number
in 2019
All-time low
136 number
in 2001
Years of data
18
1999–2019

Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, female in Laos, 1999–2019

05001.0k1.5k2.0k1999200920191999: 195 number2000: 154 number2001: 136 number2002: 151 number2003: 222 number2004: 216 number2005: 290 number2006: 338 number2007: 487 number2008: 598 number2010: 1.2k number2011: 1.5k number2013: 1.6k number2015: 1.6k number2016: 1.5k number2017: 1.8k number2018: 1.8k number2019: 1.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Laos recorded 1,846 number for teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 208.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female in Laos peaked at 1,846 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 136 number, in 2001.

Laos ranks 20th of 60 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 195 number 195 number 195 number 1
2000s 288 number 136 number 598 number 9
2010s 1,610 number 1,196 number 1,846 number 8

Countries ranked near Laos

  1. 17 Armenia 3,111 number compare
  2. 18 Lithuania 2,538 number compare
  3. 19 Tajikistan 2,216 number compare
  4. 21 Singapore 1,845 number compare
  5. 22 New Zealand 1,552 number compare
  6. 23 Ghana 1,365 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female in Laos?
Teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female in Laos was 1,846 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Laos?
The highest recorded value was 1,846 number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Laos?
The lowest recorded value was 136 number in 2001.
How does Laos rank for teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female?
Laos ranks 20th out of 60 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in Laos?
Over the last ten years it is up 208.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Laos data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
60 places, 596 data points, 1998–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of female teachers in public and private short-cycle tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5). 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.