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

Lao People's Democratic Republic
8.85 years
in 2023
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
10.18 years
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
157th
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank
155th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 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 10.18 years against 8.85 years in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 1.33 years.

That makes MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)'s figure about 1.2 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 157th and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 155th 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 3.05 years 2.85 years 0.1997 years Lao People's Democratic Republic
1980s 5.64 years 3.91 years 1.73 years Lao People's Democratic Republic
1990s 6.17 years 5.7 years 0.4696 years Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s 7.81 years 6.9 years 0.9034 years Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 10.21 years 8.7 years 1.51 years Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s 9.5 years 9.73 years 0.2275 years MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Lao People's Democratic Republic or MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), at 10.18 years against 8.85 years in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Lao People's Democratic Republic and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
1.33 years, 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, female?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 157th and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 155th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (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, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
400 places, 12,742 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release