Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Laos
Laos: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary was 18.15 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Laos, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2018, pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Laos stood at 18.15.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Laos peaked at 26.62 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 10.89, in 1993.
That places Laos 68th out of 190 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.98 | 16.89 | 21.01 | 5 |
| 1980s | 15.16 | 11.2 | 22.3 | 6 |
| 1990s | 14.39 | 10.89 | 20.36 | 8 |
| 2000s | 23.91 | 21.33 | 26.62 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.68 | 17.73 | 20.22 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More education data for Laos
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 93.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 21,845 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary, female 92.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary, male 93.6% (2025)
- Labor force, total 3.65 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 46.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Laos?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Laos was 18.15 in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, secondary recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 26.62 in 2004.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, secondary recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.89 in 1993.
- How does Laos rank for pupil-teacher ratio, secondary?
- Laos ranks 68th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, secondary rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary school.