ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) vs Laos: School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (life male years)
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
3.27 years
in 2024
Laos
3.58 years
in 2025
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank
170th
Laos rank
173rd
School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (life male years) over time
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 3.58 years against 3.27 years in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), a difference of 0.31 years.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1971 it was ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ahead.
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 170th and Laos ranks 173rd of 221 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) averaged higher in 3 and Laos in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.35 years | 0.773 years | 0.5728 years | ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) |
| 1980s | 1.88 years | 1.46 years | 0.4129 years | ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) |
| 1990s | 2.05 years | 1.84 years | 0.2076 years | ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) |
| 2000s | 2.42 years | 2.89 years | 0.4707 years | Laos |
| 2010s | 3.03 years | 4.21 years | 1.18 years | Laos |
| 2020s | 3.23 years | 4.09 years | 0.8611 years | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, male, ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) or Laos?
- Laos, at 3.58 years against 3.27 years in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, male between ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) and Laos?
- 0.31 years, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) and Laos?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) and Laos rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 170th and Laos ranks 173rd of 221 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, secondary, male (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