School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Lao People’s Democratic Republic: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.04 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Lao People’s Democratic Republic, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Lao People’s Democratic Republic 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 Lao People’s Democratic Republic peaked at 1.12 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2329 GPIA, in 1971.
Lao People’s Democratic Republic ranks 136th of 189 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.
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 |
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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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Lao People’s Democratic Republic?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Lao People’s Democratic Republic 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 Lao People’s Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Lao People’s Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2329 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Lao People’s Democratic Republic rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Lao People’s Democratic Republic ranks 136th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Lao People’s Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. 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, 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