Lao People's Democratic Republic vs WB: Other Small States: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity
Lao People's Democratic Republic
0.3 GPIA
in 2023
WB: Other Small States
0.86 GPIA
in 2023
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
72nd
WB: Other Small States rank
75th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity over time
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- WB: Other Small States
How they compare
WB: Other Small States currently reports 0.86 GPIA against 0.3 GPIA in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.56 GPIA.
That makes WB: Other Small States's figure about 2.9 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, WB: Other Small States has been ahead every year.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 72nd and WB: Other Small States ranks 75th of 84 countries.
WB: Other Small States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lao People's Democratic Republic | WB: Other Small States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.16 GPIA | 0.94 GPIA | 0.78 GPIA | WB: Other Small States |
| 2000s | 0.2633 GPIA | 0.8767 GPIA | 0.6133 GPIA | WB: Other Small States |
| 2010s | 0.475 GPIA | 0.87 GPIA | 0.395 GPIA | WB: Other Small States |
| 2020s | 0.3 GPIA | 0.86 GPIA | 0.56 GPIA | WB: Other Small States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity, Lao People's Democratic Republic or WB: Other Small States?
- WB: Other Small States, at 0.86 GPIA against 0.3 GPIA in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2023.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity between Lao People's Democratic Republic and WB: Other Small States?
- 0.56 GPIA, with WB: Other Small States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and WB: Other Small States?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and WB: Other Small States rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 72nd and WB: Other Small States ranks 75th of 84 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release