School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Laos
Laos: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index was 0.9492 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Laos, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Laos is 0.9492 GPI, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Laos peaked at 0.9492 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5767 GPI, in 1971.
That places Laos 162nd out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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, gender parity index in Laos, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.5767 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.6452 GPI | +11.9% |
| 1973 | 0.6804 GPI | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 0.6969 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.8005 GPI | +14.9% |
| 1979 | 0.7654 GPI | -4.4% |
| 1980 | 0.8035 GPI | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 0.8091 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.812 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.7874 GPI | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.7691 GPI | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.7589 GPI | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.7481 GPI | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.7478 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7731 GPI | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.7692 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.7681 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.7787 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.7903 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.7916 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7967 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8005 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8069 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.8155 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8203 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8327 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.843 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8596 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8701 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8831 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8956 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9064 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9159 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9282 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9369 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9375 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9433 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9465 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9492 GPI | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6942 GPI | 0.5767 GPI | 0.8005 GPI | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.803 GPI | 0.7874 GPI | 0.812 GPI | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.7671 GPI | 0.7478 GPI | 0.7903 GPI | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.8237 GPI | 0.7916 GPI | 0.8701 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9243 GPI | 0.8831 GPI | 0.9492 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More education data for Laos
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Laos?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Laos was 0.9492 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9492 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5767 GPI in 1971.
- How does Laos rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Laos ranks 162nd out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.