School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Laos
Laos: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 0.9546 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Laos, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Laos recorded 0.9546 GPI for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in 2019. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Laos peaked at 0.9546 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5757 GPI, in 1971.
That places Laos 141st out of 175 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Laos, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.5757 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.644 GPI | +11.9% |
| 1973 | 0.6794 GPI | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 0.8017 GPI | +18.0% |
| 1981 | 0.8076 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.8088 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.7852 GPI | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.7662 GPI | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.7443 GPI | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.7435 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.7675 GPI | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7626 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.7614 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.7685 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.7807 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.7822 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7879 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7928 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.7946 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8071 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8125 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8196 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8286 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8482 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8582 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.866 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.874 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8928 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9075 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9249 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9327 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9379 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9458 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9543 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9546 GPI | +0.0% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.9546 GPI is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9957 GPI, 96% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.9546 GPI is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.04 GPI, 92% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.633 GPI | 0.5757 GPI | 0.6794 GPI | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.8008 GPI | 0.7852 GPI | 0.8088 GPI | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.7618 GPI | 0.7435 GPI | 0.7807 GPI | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.8132 GPI | 0.7822 GPI | 0.8582 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.919 GPI | 0.866 GPI | 0.9546 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near Laos
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 to tertiary, gender parity index in Laos?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Laos was 0.9546 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9546 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5757 GPI in 1971.
- How does Laos rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Laos ranks 141st out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. 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 to tertiary, 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.