School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 10.48 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1971–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Lao People's Democratic Republic is 10.48 years, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 11.22 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.76 years, in 1971.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 148th out of 183 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 3.76 years | — |
| 1972 | 4 years | +6.6% |
| 1973 | 4.03 years | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 6.25 years | +55.2% |
| 1981 | 6.37 years | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 6.19 years | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 6.21 years | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 6.38 years | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 6.88 years | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 6.59 years | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 6.88 years | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 7.16 years | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 6.84 years | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 7.45 years | +8.9% |
| 1997 | 7.67 years | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 7.92 years | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 8 years | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 8 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 8.01 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 8.27 years | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 8.61 years | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 8.77 years | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 8.99 years | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 9.08 years | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 9.27 years | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 9.44 years | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 9.74 years | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 9.95 years | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 10.35 years | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 10.51 years | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 10.81 years | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 11.09 years | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 11.22 years | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 11.16 years | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 10.99 years | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 10.63 years | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 10.48 years | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.93 years | 3.76 years | 4.03 years | 3 |
| 1980s | 6.38 years | 6.19 years | 6.88 years | 6 |
| 1990s | 7.31 years | 6.59 years | 8 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 8.82 years | 8 years | 9.74 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.72 years | 9.95 years | 11.22 years | 10 |
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More education data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 10.48 years in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 11.22 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.76 years in 1971.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 148th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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 Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.