ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
8.77 years
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic
8.21 years
in 2025
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank
191st
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
194th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes over time
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
How they compare
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) currently reports 8.77 years against 8.21 years in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.56 years.
That makes ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)'s figure about 1.1 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1971 it was ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ahead.
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 191st and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 194th of 221 groups.
Lao People's Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.82 years | 4.9 years | 0.0877 years | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1980s | 6.08 years | 6.27 years | 0.1939 years | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1990s | 5.99 years | 6.96 years | 0.968 years | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2000s | 7.37 years | 8.08 years | 0.7153 years | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2010s | 8.54 years | 9.67 years | 1.13 years | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2020s | 8.77 years | 8.85 years | 0.0841 years | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes, ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), at 8.77 years against 8.21 years in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes between ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 0.56 years, with ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 191st and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 194th of 221 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and 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
February 2026 Data Release