School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Laos
Laos: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 8.21 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
8.21 years
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
194th
of 213 countries
All-time high
10.1 years
in 2015
All-time low
3.73 years
in 1971
Years of data
47
1971–2025
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Laos, 1971–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Laos recorded 8.21 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Laos peaked at 10.1 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.73 years, in 1971.
Laos ranks 194th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Laos, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 3.73 years | — |
| 1972 | 3.99 years | +6.9% |
| 1973 | 4.04 years | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 5.65 years | +40.1% |
| 1978 | 5.83 years | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 6.17 years | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 6.21 years | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 6.31 years | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 6.06 years | -4.0% |
| 1985 | 6.07 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 6.23 years | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 6.74 years | +8.2% |
| 1990 | 6.44 years | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 6.24 years | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 6.67 years | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 6.95 years | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 6.63 years | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 7.17 years | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 7.37 years | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 7.56 years | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 7.61 years | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 7.6 years | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 7.56 years | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 7.8 years | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 8.03 years | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 8.17 years | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 8.22 years | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 8.17 years | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 8.26 years | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 8.39 years | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 8.64 years | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 8.84 years | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 9.2 years | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 9.35 years | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 9.6 years | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 9.94 years | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 10.1 years | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 10.1 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 10.03 years | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 9.86 years | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 9.65 years | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 9.38 years | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 9.16 years | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 8.79 years | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 8.58 years | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 8.33 years | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 8.21 years | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.9 years | 3.73 years | 6.17 years | 6 |
| 1980s | 6.27 years | 6.06 years | 6.74 years | 6 |
| 1990s | 6.96 years | 6.24 years | 7.61 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 8.08 years | 7.56 years | 8.64 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.67 years | 8.84 years | 10.1 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.74 years | 8.21 years | 9.38 years | 6 |
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More education data for Laos
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 21,845 (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Laos?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Laos was 8.21 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 10.1 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.73 years in 1971.
- How does Laos rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Laos ranks 194th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. 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 and secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release