School life expectancy, primary, female in Laos
Laos: School life expectancy, primary, female was 4.64 years in 2025. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, female in Laos, 1971β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Laos recorded 4.64 years for school life expectancy, primary, female in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in Laos peaked at 5.73 years in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.59 years, in 1971.
Laos ranks 173rd of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.66 years | 2.59 years | 4.59 years | 6 |
| 1980s | 4.5 years | 4.13 years | 4.74 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 4.74 years | 4.21 years | 5.19 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.17 years | 4.9 years | 5.59 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.5 years | 5 years | 5.73 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.76 years | 4.64 years | 4.93 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More education data for Laos
- 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 21,845 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.4 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 92.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in Laos?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in Laos was 4.64 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 5.73 years in 2010.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.59 years in 1971.
- How does Laos rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- Laos ranks 173rd out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release