Laos vs UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas): School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index
Laos
0.9889 GPIA
in 2025
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
0.982 GPIA
in 2024
Laos rank
131st
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) rank
130th
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Laos
- UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
How they compare
Laos currently reports 0.9889 GPIA against 0.982 GPIA in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), a difference of 0.0069 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1971 it was UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ahead.
Laos ranks 131st and UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 130th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 4 and UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7286 GPIA | 0.6692 GPIA | 0.0593 GPIA | Laos |
| 1980s | 0.8195 GPIA | 0.7393 GPIA | 0.0802 GPIA | Laos |
| 1990s | 0.8008 GPIA | 0.7717 GPIA | 0.029 GPIA | Laos |
| 2000s | 0.8726 GPIA | 0.8412 GPIA | 0.0314 GPIA | Laos |
| 2010s | 0.9457 GPIA | 0.9482 GPIA | 0.0025 GPIA | UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) |
| 2020s | 0.9763 GPIA | 0.9813 GPIA | 0.005 GPIA | UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index, Laos or UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Laos, at 0.9889 GPIA against 0.982 GPIA in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index between Laos and UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- 0.0069 GPIA, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Laos and UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Laos ranks 131st and UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 130th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, 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
February 2026 Data Release