ALECSO: Member Countries vs Laos: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years) (School both)
ALECSO: Member Countries
5.15 years
in 2024
Laos
4.66 years
in 2025
ALECSO: Member Countries rank
182nd
Laos rank
181st
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years) (School both) over time
- ALECSO: Member Countries
- Laos
How they compare
ALECSO: Member Countries currently reports 5.15 years against 4.66 years in Laos, a difference of 0.49 years.
That makes ALECSO: Member Countries's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1971 it was ALECSO: Member Countries ahead.
ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 182nd and Laos ranks 181st of 221 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, ALECSO: Member Countries averaged higher in 2 and Laos in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | ALECSO: Member Countries | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.69 years | 4.27 years | 0.4276 years | ALECSO: Member Countries |
| 1980s | 4.9 years | 5.02 years | 0.1167 years | Laos |
| 1990s | 4.87 years | 5.36 years | 0.4979 years | Laos |
| 2000s | 5.13 years | 5.55 years | 0.4214 years | Laos |
| 2010s | 5.15 years | 5.66 years | 0.5141 years | Laos |
| 2020s | 5.15 years | 4.85 years | 0.3058 years | ALECSO: Member Countries |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, both sexes, ALECSO: Member Countries or Laos?
- ALECSO: Member Countries, at 5.15 years against 4.66 years in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, both sexes between ALECSO: Member Countries and Laos?
- 0.49 years, with ALECSO: Member Countries ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for ALECSO: Member Countries and Laos?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do ALECSO: Member Countries and Laos rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 182nd and Laos ranks 181st of 221 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, 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