Laos vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, primary, both sexes
Laos
4.66 years
in 2025
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
5.2 years
in 2024
Laos rank
181st
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank
181st
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes over time
- Laos
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 5.2 years against 4.66 years in Laos, a difference of 0.54 years.
That makes WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1971 it was WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
Laos ranks 181st and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 181st of 218 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 5 and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.27 years | 3.78 years | 0.4896 years | Laos |
| 1980s | 5.02 years | 4.09 years | 0.9312 years | Laos |
| 1990s | 5.36 years | 4.15 years | 1.21 years | Laos |
| 2000s | 5.55 years | 4.57 years | 0.9842 years | Laos |
| 2010s | 5.66 years | 4.89 years | 0.7669 years | Laos |
| 2020s | 4.85 years | 5.14 years | 0.2969 years | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, both sexes, Laos or WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 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 Laos and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 0.54 years, with WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Laos and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- Laos ranks 181st and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 181st of 218 countries.
- 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