Lao People's Democratic Republic vs MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity

Lao People's Democratic Republic
0.7453 GPIA
in 2023
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
0.9257 GPIA
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
164th
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank
163rd

Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity over time

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
0.20.40.60.811.2197019972024

How they compare

MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) currently reports 0.9257 GPIA against 0.7453 GPIA in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.1804 GPIA.

That makes MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)'s figure about 1.2 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1971 it was MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 164th and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 163rd of 189 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 4 and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2735 GPIA 0.2662 GPIA 0.0073 GPIA Lao People's Democratic Republic
1980s 0.4987 GPIA 0.3669 GPIA 0.1318 GPIA Lao People's Democratic Republic
1990s 0.4429 GPIA 0.4988 GPIA 0.056 GPIA MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
2000s 0.6644 GPIA 0.8195 GPIA 0.1551 GPIA MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
2010s 0.9413 GPIA 0.8631 GPIA 0.0782 GPIA Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s 1.01 GPIA 0.8789 GPIA 0.1323 GPIA Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity, Lao People's Democratic Republic or MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), at 0.9257 GPIA against 0.7453 GPIA in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity between Lao People's Democratic Republic and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
0.1804 GPIA, with MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
44 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 164th and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 163rd of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, 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

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
410 places, 14,225 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release