School life expectancy, secondary, male in Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Lao People’s Democratic Republic: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 3.58 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, male in Lao People’s Democratic Republic, 1971–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Lao People’s Democratic Republic recorded 3.58 years for school life expectancy, secondary, male in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in Lao People’s Democratic Republic peaked at 4.81 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.3794 years, in 1971.
Lao People’s Democratic Republic ranks 173rd of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.773 years | 0.3794 years | 1.32 years | 6 |
| 1980s | 1.46 years | 1.32 years | 1.66 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 1.84 years | 1.53 years | 2.34 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.89 years | 2.48 years | 3.08 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.21 years | 3.13 years | 4.81 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.01 years | 3.58 years | 4.49 years | 6 |
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More education data for Lao People’s Democratic Republic
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 93.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0028 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in Lao People’s Democratic Republic?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in Lao People’s Democratic Republic was 3.58 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Lao People’s Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 4.81 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Lao People’s Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3794 years in 1971.
- How does Lao People’s Democratic Republic rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- Lao People’s Democratic Republic ranks 173rd out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in Lao People’s Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. 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, secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release