Lao People's Democratic Republic vs UNICEF: South Asia: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index
Lao People's Democratic Republic
0.9889 GPIA
in 2025
UNICEF: South Asia
0.9798 GPIA
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
131st
UNICEF: South Asia rank
134th
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- UNICEF: South Asia
How they compare
Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 0.9889 GPIA against 0.9798 GPIA in UNICEF: South Asia, a difference of 0.0091 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 131st and UNICEF: South Asia ranks 134th of 215 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 2 and UNICEF: South Asia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lao People's Democratic Republic | UNICEF: South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8377 GPIA | 0.8264 GPIA | 0.0113 GPIA | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2000s | 0.8726 GPIA | 0.9187 GPIA | 0.0461 GPIA | UNICEF: South Asia |
| 2010s | 0.9457 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 0.0673 GPIA | UNICEF: South Asia |
| 2020s | 0.9763 GPIA | 0.974 GPIA | 0.0023 GPIA | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index, Lao People's Democratic Republic or UNICEF: South Asia?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 0.9889 GPIA against 0.9798 GPIA in UNICEF: South Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index between Lao People's Democratic Republic and UNICEF: South Asia?
- 0.0091 GPIA, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and UNICEF: South Asia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and UNICEF: South Asia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 131st and UNICEF: South Asia ranks 134th 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