ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
7.73 years
in 2023
Lao People's Democratic Republic
7.2 years
in 2025
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank
174th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
176th

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
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How they compare

ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) currently reports 7.73 years against 7.2 years in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.53 years.

That makes ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)'s figure about 1.1 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 174th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 176th of 221 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) averaged higher in 1 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1990s 5.29 years 6.96 years 1.67 years Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s 6.72 years 7.11 years 0.3926 years Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 7.7 years 8.42 years 0.7222 years Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s 7.83 years 7.63 years 0.1963 years ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), at 7.73 years against 7.2 years in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
0.53 years, with ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 174th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 176th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). 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, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 10,349 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release