Lao People's Democratic Republic vs MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity

Lao People's Democratic Republic
0.9567 GPIA
in 2023
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
0.9737 GPIA
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
149th
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank
147th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity over time

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
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How they compare

MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) currently reports 0.9737 GPIA against 0.9567 GPIA in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.017 GPIA.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 149th and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 147th of 179 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 5 and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.6353 GPIA 0.4794 GPIA 0.1558 GPIA Lao People's Democratic Republic
1980s 0.8009 GPIA 0.586 GPIA 0.2149 GPIA Lao People's Democratic Republic
1990s 0.7636 GPIA 0.7415 GPIA 0.0221 GPIA Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s 0.8215 GPIA 0.8684 GPIA 0.0469 GPIA MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
2010s 0.9215 GPIA 0.9123 GPIA 0.0092 GPIA Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s 0.9625 GPIA 0.9387 GPIA 0.0237 GPIA Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity, Lao People's Democratic Republic or MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), at 0.9737 GPIA against 0.9567 GPIA in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity between Lao People's Democratic Republic and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
0.017 GPIA, with MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
39 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 149th and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 147th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
400 places, 12,738 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release