School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9889 GPIA in 2025. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1971β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Lao People's Democratic Republic 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 0.9889 GPIA in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5977 GPIA, in 1971.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 129th of 209 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.
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 Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 126 Italy 0.9899 GPIA compare
- 127 Romania 0.9898 GPIA compare
- 128 United Arab Emirates 0.9896 GPIA compare
- 130 Cuba 0.9887 GPIA compare
- 131 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0.9886 GPIA compare
- 132 Comoros, Union of the 0.987 GPIA compare
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)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 93.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0028 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Lao People's Democratic Republic 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9889 GPIA in 2025.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5977 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 129th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, 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