Laos vs WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity

Laos
0.9567 GPIA
in 2023
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
0.9662 GPIA
in 2024
Laos rank
149th
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan rank
149th

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

  • Laos
  • WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
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How they compare

WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan currently reports 0.9662 GPIA against 0.9567 GPIA in Laos, a difference of 0.0095 GPIA.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1971 it was WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ahead.

Laos ranks 149th and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 149th of 179 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 4 and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 0.6353 GPIA 0.6261 GPIA 0.0092 GPIA Laos
1980s 0.8009 GPIA 0.7085 GPIA 0.0924 GPIA Laos
1990s 0.7636 GPIA 0.7841 GPIA 0.0205 GPIA WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
2000s 0.8215 GPIA 0.8678 GPIA 0.0463 GPIA WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
2010s 0.9215 GPIA 0.9147 GPIA 0.0069 GPIA Laos
2020s 0.9625 GPIA 0.9422 GPIA 0.0203 GPIA Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity, Laos or WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, at 0.9662 GPIA against 0.9567 GPIA in Laos as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity between Laos and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
0.0095 GPIA, with WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
39 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Laos and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
Laos ranks 149th and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 149th 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