Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Laos

Laos: Teachers in upper secondary education, male was 6,796 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
6,796 number
Change on year
up 16.3%
World rank
73rd
of 131 countries
All-time high
6,796 number
in 2019
All-time low
1,919 number
in 1999
Years of data
20
1998–2019

Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Laos, 1998–2019

2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k6.0k7.0k1998200820191998: 2.2k number1999: 1.9k number2000: 2.4k number2001: 2.6k number2002: 2.5k number2003: 2.6k number2004: 3.1k number2005: 3.0k number2006: 3.1k number2008: 3.4k number2009: 3.5k number2010: 2.5k number2011: 3.6k number2012: 3.9k number2013: 4.7k number2014: 5.1k number2015: 5.5k number2016: 5.8k number2017: 5.8k number2019: 6.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in upper secondary education, male in Laos is 6,796 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.3% on the previous year and up 94.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, male in Laos peaked at 6,796 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,919 number, in 1999.

Laos ranks 73rd of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,065 number 1,919 number 2,211 number 2
2000s 2,909 number 2,397 number 3,499 number 9
2010s 4,853 number 2,480 number 6,796 number 9

Countries ranked near Laos

  1. 70 Finland 7,642 number compare
  2. 71 New Zealand 7,482 number compare
  3. 72 Cambodia 6,987 number compare
  4. 74 Costa Rica 6,560 number compare
  5. 75 Niger 6,048 number compare
  6. 76 Belarus 5,333 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in upper secondary education, male in Laos?
Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Laos was 6,796 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in Laos?
The highest recorded value was 6,796 number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in Laos?
The lowest recorded value was 1,919 number in 1999.
How does Laos rank for teachers in upper secondary education, male?
Laos ranks 73rd out of 131 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Laos?
Over the last ten years it is up 94.2%. 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 upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Teachers in upper secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 2,795 data points, 1971–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of male teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). 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/