School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender in Laos
Laos: School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender was 0.9846 GPIA in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.9846 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
151st
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.9846 GPIA
in 2025
All-time low
0.5792 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
45
1971–2025
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Laos, 1971–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Laos is 0.9846 GPIA, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Laos peaked at 0.9846 GPIA in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5792 GPIA, in 1971.
Laos ranks 151st of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender in Laos, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.5792 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.6475 GPIA | +11.8% |
| 1973 | 0.6825 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 0.6979 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.8017 GPIA | +14.9% |
| 1979 | 0.7664 GPIA | -4.4% |
| 1980 | 0.8042 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 0.8096 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.8119 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.7864 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.7676 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.7587 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.7487 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.7491 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.7739 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7711 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.7711 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7819 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.7938 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.7954 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8014 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.8072 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8152 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8246 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8293 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8408 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8514 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.867 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8767 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8879 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8978 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9091 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9183 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9298 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9382 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9397 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9437 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9463 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9493 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9555 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9621 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9724 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9689 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9763 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.9846 GPIA | +0.9% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.9846 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9941 GPIA, 99% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.9846 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.02 GPIA, 97% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6959 GPIA | 0.5792 GPIA | 0.8017 GPIA | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.803 GPIA | 0.7864 GPIA | 0.8119 GPIA | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.7684 GPIA | 0.7487 GPIA | 0.7938 GPIA | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.8309 GPIA | 0.7954 GPIA | 0.8767 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.926 GPIA | 0.8879 GPIA | 0.9493 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.97 GPIA | 0.9555 GPIA | 0.9846 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 and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Laos?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Laos was 0.9846 GPIA in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9846 GPIA in 2025.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5792 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Laos rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Laos ranks 151st out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. 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 and secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release