Lao People's Democratic Republic vs MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China): School life expectancy, primary, male

Lao People's Democratic Republic
4.69 years
in 2025
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
5.31 years
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
176th
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank
178th

School life expectancy, primary, male over time

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
0246197119982025

How they compare

MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) currently reports 5.31 years against 4.69 years in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.62 years.

That makes MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)'s figure about 1.1 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 176th and MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 178th of 215 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 3 and MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) Difference Ahead
1990s 6.14 years 5.24 years 0.8926 years Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s 5.93 years 5.26 years 0.6632 years Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 5.82 years 5.32 years 0.5022 years Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s 4.9 years 5.33 years 0.4267 years MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, male, Lao People's Democratic Republic or MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), at 5.31 years against 4.69 years in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, male between Lao People's Democratic Republic and MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
0.62 years, with MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, male?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 176th and MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 178th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, male (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, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
436 places, 17,327 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release