School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years) (School) in Laos
Laos: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years) (School) was 9.38 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Laos, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Laos recorded 9.38 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in 2019.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Laos peaked at 9.84 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.74 years, in 1971.
Laos ranks 157th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years) (School) in Laos, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 2.74 years | — |
| 1972 | 3.13 years | +14.3% |
| 1973 | 3.25 years | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 4.64 years | +42.6% |
| 1978 | 5.19 years | +11.9% |
| 1979 | 5.36 years | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 5.55 years | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 5.67 years | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 5.64 years | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 5.76 years | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 5.46 years | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 5.48 years | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 5.82 years | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 6.06 years | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 5.88 years | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 6.36 years | +8.1% |
| 1997 | 6.54 years | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 6.75 years | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 6.84 years | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 6.83 years | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 6.81 years | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 7.04 years | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 7.27 years | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 7.45 years | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 7.54 years | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 7.59 years | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 7.72 years | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 7.9 years | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 8.16 years | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 8.4 years | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 8.77 years | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 8.99 years | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 9.29 years | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 9.67 years | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 9.84 years | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 9.84 years | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 9.77 years | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 9.6 years | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 9.38 years | -2.3% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 9.38 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.67 years, 88% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Laos's 9.38 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11.82 years, 79% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years) (School) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +42.6% | 3.25 years | 4.64 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.05 years | 2.74 years | 5.36 years | 6 |
| 1980s | 5.66 years | 5.55 years | 5.76 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 6.13 years | 5.46 years | 6.84 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 7.43 years | 6.81 years | 8.16 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.35 years | 8.4 years | 9.84 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 154 Cambodia 9.57 years compare
- 155 Moldova 9.5 years compare
- 156 Madagascar 9.41 years compare
- 158 Mauritania 9.34 years compare
- 159 Jamaica 9.33 years compare
- 160 Cote d'Ivoire 9.27 years compare
More education data for Laos
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 89.6 (2025)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 89.64 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Laos?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Laos was 9.38 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 9.84 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.74 years in 1971.
- How does Laos rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Laos ranks 157th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.