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

Lao People's Democratic Republic
10.48 years
in 2019
Myanmar
10.67 years
in 2018
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
148th
Myanmar rank
145th

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

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Myanmar
4681012197119952019

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 10.67 years against 10.48 years in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.19 years.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Myanmar ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 148th and Myanmar ranks 145th of 183 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 2 and Myanmar in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic Myanmar Difference Ahead
1970s 3.93 years 5.57 years 1.64 years Myanmar
1980s 6.41 years 6.28 years 0.127 years Lao People's Democratic Republic
1990s 6.87 years 6.97 years 0.1073 years Myanmar
2000s 8.64 years 7.94 years 0.6992 years Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 10.63 years 10.67 years 0.0355 years Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Myanmar?
Myanmar, at 10.67 years against 10.48 years in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Myanmar?
0.19 years, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Myanmar?
15 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Myanmar rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 148th and Myanmar ranks 145th 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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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.