Lao People's Democratic Republic vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, primary, male

Lao People's Democratic Republic
4.69 years
in 2025
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
5.33 years
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
176th
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank
174th

School life expectancy, primary, male over time

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
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How they compare

WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 5.33 years against 4.69 years in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.64 years.

That makes WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.1 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1971 it was WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 176th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 174th of 215 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 5 and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1970s 4.97 years 4.68 years 0.2891 years Lao People's Democratic Republic
1980s 5.49 years 4.76 years 0.7277 years Lao People's Democratic Republic
1990s 5.92 years 4.67 years 1.25 years Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s 5.93 years 4.96 years 0.9689 years Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 5.82 years 5.15 years 0.6697 years Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s 4.9 years 5.34 years 0.4412 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, male, Lao People's Democratic Republic or WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), at 5.33 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 WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
0.64 years, with WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, male?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 176th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 174th 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