ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) vs Laos: School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female)
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
3.05 years
in 2024
Laos
3.51 years
in 2025
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) rank
172nd
Laos rank
174th
School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) over time
- ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 3.51 years against 3.05 years in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), a difference of 0.46 years.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.2 times ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)'s.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1971 it was ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ahead.
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 172nd and Laos ranks 174th of 221 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) averaged higher in 1 and Laos in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4743 years | 0.3934 years | 0.081 years | ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) |
| 1980s | 0.8792 years | 0.9925 years | 0.1133 years | Laos |
| 1990s | 1.08 years | 1.22 years | 0.1326 years | Laos |
| 2000s | 1.56 years | 2.16 years | 0.5982 years | Laos |
| 2010s | 2.52 years | 3.8 years | 1.27 years | Laos |
| 2020s | 2.97 years | 3.91 years | 0.9453 years | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, female, ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) or Laos?
- Laos, at 3.51 years against 3.05 years in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, female between ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) and Laos?
- 0.46 years, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) and Laos?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) and Laos rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 172nd and Laos ranks 174th of 221 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, secondary, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release