Laos vs WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index

Laos
1.04 GPIA
in 2025
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
1.02 GPIA
in 2024
Laos rank
46th
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan rank
43rd

School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index over time

  • Laos
  • WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
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How they compare

Laos currently reports 1.04 GPIA against 1.02 GPIA in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, a difference of 0.02 GPIA.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Laos ahead.

Laos ranks 46th and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 43rd of 205 countries.

Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 0.8566 GPIA 0.7398 GPIA 0.1168 GPIA Laos
1980s 0.9677 GPIA 0.7287 GPIA 0.239 GPIA Laos
1990s 1.07 GPIA 0.7379 GPIA 0.3354 GPIA Laos
2000s 1.06 GPIA 0.8817 GPIA 0.176 GPIA Laos
2010s 1.03 GPIA 0.9111 GPIA 0.1198 GPIA Laos
2020s 1.03 GPIA 0.9362 GPIA 0.0965 GPIA Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index, Laos or WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
Laos, at 1.04 GPIA against 1.02 GPIA in WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index between Laos and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
0.02 GPIA, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
45 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Laos and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
Laos ranks 46th and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 43rd of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, pre-primary, 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
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
426 places, 13,932 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release