Cambodia vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Cambodia
10.55 years
in 2008
Lao People's Democratic Republic
10.48 years
in 2019
Cambodia rank
147th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
148th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time

  • Cambodia
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
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How they compare

Cambodia currently reports 10.55 years against 10.48 years in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.07 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Cambodia ranks 147th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 148th of 183 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 1 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cambodia Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1970s 2.62 years 3.88 years 1.26 years Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s 9.55 years 8.68 years 0.8651 years Cambodia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Cambodia or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Cambodia, at 10.55 years against 10.48 years in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2008.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Cambodia and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
0.07 years, with Cambodia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
10 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2008.
How do Cambodia and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Cambodia ranks 147th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 148th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, 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

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 7,038 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.