Lao People's Democratic Republic vs UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity
Lao People's Democratic Republic
0.9846 GPIA
in 2025
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
0.9752 GPIA
in 2022
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
151st
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank
149th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity over time
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
How they compare
Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 0.9846 GPIA against 0.9752 GPIA in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, a difference of 0.0094 GPIA.
Across all 42 years both countries report, UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa has been ahead every year.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 151st and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 149th of 208 countries.
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lao People's Democratic Republic | UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6959 GPIA | 0.8255 GPIA | 0.1296 GPIA | UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa |
| 1980s | 0.803 GPIA | 0.8627 GPIA | 0.0597 GPIA | UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa |
| 1990s | 0.7684 GPIA | 0.8937 GPIA | 0.1253 GPIA | UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa |
| 2000s | 0.8309 GPIA | 0.8951 GPIA | 0.0642 GPIA | UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa |
| 2010s | 0.926 GPIA | 0.9434 GPIA | 0.0174 GPIA | UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa |
| 2020s | 0.9633 GPIA | 0.9695 GPIA | 0.0061 GPIA | UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity, Lao People's Democratic Republic or UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 0.9846 GPIA against 0.9752 GPIA in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity between Lao People's Democratic Republic and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- 0.0094 GPIA, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
- How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 151st and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 149th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, 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