School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted in Laos
Laos: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted was 1.04 GPIA in 2025. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Laos, 1972–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Laos recorded 1.04 GPIA for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2025.
The figure is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Laos peaked at 1.18 GPIA in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.7397 GPIA, in 1978.
Laos ranks 46th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted in Laos, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.8602 GPIA | — |
| 1973 | 0.8635 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.7397 GPIA | -14.3% |
| 1979 | 0.9629 GPIA | +30.2% |
| 1980 | 0.7759 GPIA | -19.4% |
| 1981 | 1.08 GPIA | +38.9% |
| 1982 | 0.9891 GPIA | -8.2% |
| 1985 | 1.17 GPIA | +18.4% |
| 1986 | 0.8113 GPIA | -30.7% |
| 1988 | 0.9815 GPIA | +21.0% |
| 1990 | 1.02 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.8718 GPIA | -14.4% |
| 1992 | 1.14 GPIA | +30.9% |
| 1993 | 1.14 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 1.09 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 1.07 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 1.1 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9312 GPIA | -14.2% |
| 2003 | 1.05 GPIA | +12.8% |
| 2004 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 1.18 GPIA | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 1.05 GPIA | -10.8% |
| 2009 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.0% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 1.04 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.02 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Laos's 1.04 GPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted in Laos changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +38.9% | 0.7759 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA |
| 1992 | +30.9% | 0.8718 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA |
| 1986 | -30.7% | 1.17 GPIA | 0.8113 GPIA |
| 1979 | +30.2% | 0.7397 GPIA | 0.9629 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8566 GPIA | 0.7397 GPIA | 0.9629 GPIA | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.9677 GPIA | 0.7759 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 6 |
| 1990s | 1.07 GPIA | 0.8718 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 GPIA | 0.9312 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 6 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More education data for Laos
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 35,584 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 16,396 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 116,303 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 115,863 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 532,092 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 739,554 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.0716 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0939 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Laos?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Laos was 1.04 GPIA in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 GPIA in 2007.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7397 GPIA in 1978.
- How does Laos rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Laos ranks 46th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release