ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) vs Laos: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years) (School both)
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
5.2 years
in 2024
Laos
4.66 years
in 2025
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank
179th
Laos rank
181st
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years) (School both) over time
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- Laos
How they compare
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) currently reports 5.2 years against 4.66 years in Laos, a difference of 0.54 years.
That makes ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)'s figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1971 it was ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ahead.
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 179th and Laos ranks 181st of 221 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) averaged higher in 5 and Laos in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.8 years | 4.27 years | 1.54 years | ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) |
| 1980s | 5.9 years | 5.02 years | 0.8869 years | ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) |
| 1990s | 5.62 years | 5.36 years | 0.2526 years | ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) |
| 2000s | 5.6 years | 5.55 years | 0.0429 years | ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) |
| 2010s | 5.32 years | 5.66 years | 0.3439 years | Laos |
| 2020s | 5.22 years | 4.85 years | 0.3755 years | ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, both sexes, ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) or Laos?
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), at 5.2 years against 4.66 years in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, both sexes between ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) and Laos?
- 0.54 years, with ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) and Laos?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) and Laos rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 179th 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