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)
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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

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
434 places, 16,437 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release