Laos vs WB: Small States: School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years) (expectancy male)
Laos
1.43 years
in 2025
WB: Small States
1.25 years
in 2023
Laos rank
127th
WB: Small States rank
127th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years) (expectancy male) over time
- Laos
- WB: Small States
How they compare
Laos currently reports 1.43 years against 1.25 years in WB: Small States, a difference of 0.18 years.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times WB: Small States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1978 it was WB: Small States ahead.
Laos ranks 127th and WB: Small States ranks 127th of 205 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 1 and WB: Small States in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | WB: Small States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0311 years | 0.815 years | 0.7839 years | WB: Small States |
| 1980s | 0.1215 years | 0.7813 years | 0.6598 years | WB: Small States |
| 1990s | 0.2005 years | 0.844 years | 0.6435 years | WB: Small States |
| 2000s | 0.2845 years | 1.05 years | 0.7686 years | WB: Small States |
| 2010s | 1.01 years | 1.23 years | 0.2132 years | WB: Small States |
| 2020s | 1.38 years | 1.24 years | 0.1397 years | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, male, Laos or WB: Small States?
- Laos, at 1.43 years against 1.25 years in WB: Small States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, male between Laos and WB: Small States?
- 0.18 years, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and WB: Small States?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
- How do Laos and WB: Small States rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male?
- Laos ranks 127th and WB: Small States ranks 127th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years). 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