Lao People's Democratic Republic vs WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes
Lao People's Democratic Republic
8.21 years
in 2025
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
8.75 years
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
194th
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank
192nd
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes over time
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
How they compare
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) currently reports 8.75 years against 8.21 years in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.54 years.
That makes WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)'s figure about 1.1 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1971 it was WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ahead.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 194th and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 192nd of 213 countries.
Lao People's Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lao People's Democratic Republic | WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.9 years | 4.37 years | 0.5386 years | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1980s | 6.27 years | 5.13 years | 1.14 years | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1990s | 6.96 years | 5.16 years | 1.8 years | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2000s | 8.08 years | 7.03 years | 1.06 years | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2010s | 9.67 years | 8.58 years | 1.09 years | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2020s | 8.85 years | 8.81 years | 0.0349 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, Lao People's Democratic Republic or WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), at 8.75 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- 0.54 years, with WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 194th and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 192nd of 213 countries.
- 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