School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Laos
Laos: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 0.9889 GPIA in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.9889 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
131st
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.9889 GPIA
in 2025
All-time low
0.5977 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
49
1971–2025
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Laos, 1971–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Laos recorded 0.9889 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Laos peaked at 0.9889 GPIA in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5977 GPIA, in 1971.
Laos ranks 131st of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Laos, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.5977 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.6703 GPIA | +12.1% |
| 1973 | 0.7025 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 0.7298 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 0.8591 GPIA | +17.7% |
| 1979 | 0.812 GPIA | -5.5% |
| 1980 | 0.8448 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 0.851 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.8575 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.7504 GPIA | -12.5% |
| 1985 | 0.7858 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 0.8387 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 0.8084 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 0.7923 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.79 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.7894 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.7851 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.7821 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.8068 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.799 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8074 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.8177 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8377 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8407 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.848 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.853 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8605 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.871 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8743 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.88 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8896 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.899 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.91 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9197 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9296 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9363 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9415 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9462 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9526 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9529 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9582 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9579 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9623 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9664 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9722 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9785 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9809 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9836 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.9889 GPIA | +0.5% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.9889 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9807 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.9889 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9953 GPIA, 99% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7286 GPIA | 0.5977 GPIA | 0.8591 GPIA | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.8195 GPIA | 0.7504 GPIA | 0.8575 GPIA | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.8008 GPIA | 0.7821 GPIA | 0.8377 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8726 GPIA | 0.8407 GPIA | 0.91 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9457 GPIA | 0.9197 GPIA | 0.9623 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9784 GPIA | 0.9664 GPIA | 0.9889 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, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Laos?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Laos was 0.9889 GPIA in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9889 GPIA in 2025.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5977 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Laos rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Laos ranks 131st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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, 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