ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
7.7 years
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic
7.2 years
in 2025
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank
177th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
176th

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

  • ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
02468199420092025

How they compare

ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) currently reports 7.7 years against 7.2 years in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.5 years.

That makes ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)'s figure about 1.1 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 177th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 176th of 221 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) averaged higher in 2 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1990s 6.94 years 6.96 years 0.0146 years Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s 7.35 years 7.11 years 0.241 years ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
2010s 7.64 years 8.42 years 0.7842 years Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s 7.72 years 7.55 years 0.1662 years ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), at 7.7 years against 7.2 years in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
0.5 years, with ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
How do ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 177th 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