School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9567 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Lao People's Democratic Republic is 0.9567 GPIA, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 0.9687 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5782 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 149th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.5782 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.6462 GPIA | +11.8% |
| 1973 | 0.6814 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 0.8025 GPIA | +17.8% |
| 1981 | 0.8082 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.8087 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.7843 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.7648 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.7449 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.7448 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7684 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7646 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.7645 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7722 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7847 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.7865 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7931 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.7998 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.8038 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.817 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8227 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8293 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.8388 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8576 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8662 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8721 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8778 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8972 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.911 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9272 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9345 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9403 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9465 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9541 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9547 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9622 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9623 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9687 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9567 GPIA | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6353 GPIA | 0.5782 GPIA | 0.6814 GPIA | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.8009 GPIA | 0.7843 GPIA | 0.8087 GPIA | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.7636 GPIA | 0.7448 GPIA | 0.7847 GPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.8215 GPIA | 0.7865 GPIA | 0.8662 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9215 GPIA | 0.8721 GPIA | 0.9547 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9625 GPIA | 0.9567 GPIA | 0.9687 GPIA | 4 |
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More education data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 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)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 21,845 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.4% (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 0.9567 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9687 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5782 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 149th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release