School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Laos
Laos: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1.04 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Laos, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Laos recorded 1.04 GPIA for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
The figure is up 41.8% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Laos peaked at 1.12 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2329 GPIA, in 1971.
Laos ranks 138th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Laos, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.2329 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.2457 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 0.2499 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.2531 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.386 GPIA | +52.5% |
| 1980 | 0.3575 GPIA | -7.4% |
| 1981 | 0.4704 GPIA | +31.6% |
| 1982 | 0.4839 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.4693 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.5411 GPIA | +15.3% |
| 1986 | 0.571 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 0.5979 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 0.4938 GPIA | -17.4% |
| 1993 | 0.4322 GPIA | -12.5% |
| 1994 | 0.3828 GPIA | -11.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4117 GPIA | +7.5% |
| 1996 | 0.4441 GPIA | +7.9% |
| 1997 | 0.4483 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3949 GPIA | -11.9% |
| 1999 | 0.4689 GPIA | +18.7% |
| 2000 | 0.5031 GPIA | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 0.582 GPIA | +15.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5736 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.562 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6215 GPIA | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7013 GPIA | +12.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6752 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.7178 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7671 GPIA | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 0.7775 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7493 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.7177 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7981 GPIA | +11.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8558 GPIA | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9203 GPIA | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 0.929 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9753 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 1.06 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 1.09 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 1.12 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 1.09 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 1.02 GPIA | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 0.73 GPIA | -28.7% |
| 2024 | 1.04 GPIA | +41.8% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 1.04 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.03 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Laos's 1.04 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.2 GPIA, 87% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Laos changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +52.5% | 0.2531 GPIA | 0.386 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2735 GPIA | 0.2329 GPIA | 0.386 GPIA | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.4987 GPIA | 0.3575 GPIA | 0.5979 GPIA | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.4346 GPIA | 0.3828 GPIA | 0.4938 GPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.6481 GPIA | 0.5031 GPIA | 0.7775 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9116 GPIA | 0.7177 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.999 GPIA | 0.73 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More education data for Laos
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0939 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Laos?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Laos was 1.04 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2329 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Laos rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Laos ranks 138th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. 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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release