School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes was 0.1648 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 0.1648 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 59.4% on the previous year and up 128.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 0.2117 years in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0597 years, in 1998.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 60th out of 127 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.0597 years | — |
| 1999 | 0.0978 years | +63.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1114 years | +13.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1445 years | +29.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1388 years | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1861 years | +34.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1595 years | -14.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1966 years | +23.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2117 years | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1755 years | -17.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1474 years | -16.0% |
| 2009 | 0.101 years | -31.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1187 years | +17.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1242 years | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0823 years | -33.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0722 years | -12.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0796 years | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0944 years | +18.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0954 years | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1038 years | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1066 years | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0949 years | -10.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1267 years | +33.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1034 years | -18.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1648 years | +59.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0788 years | 0.0597 years | 0.0978 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1573 years | 0.101 years | 0.2117 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0975 years | 0.0722 years | 0.1242 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.1224 years | 0.0949 years | 0.1648 years | 4 |
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More education data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 21,845 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.4% (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 93.14 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 93.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 0.1648 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2117 years in 2006.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0597 years in 1998.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 60th out of 127 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 128.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release