School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Laos
Laos: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 1.1 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Laos, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Laos stood at 1.1 GPI. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 45.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Laos peaked at 1.1 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.227 GPI, in 1971.
That places Laos 111th out of 177 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Laos, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.227 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.2399 GPI | +5.7% |
| 1973 | 0.2458 GPI | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.2488 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.3821 GPI | +53.6% |
| 1980 | 0.3522 GPI | -7.8% |
| 1981 | 0.4638 GPI | +31.7% |
| 1982 | 0.4776 GPI | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4637 GPI | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.5359 GPI | +15.6% |
| 1986 | 0.5665 GPI | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 0.5948 GPI | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 0.492 GPI | -17.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4274 GPI | -13.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3774 GPI | -11.7% |
| 1995 | 0.4052 GPI | +7.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4369 GPI | +7.8% |
| 1997 | 0.441 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3791 GPI | -14.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4545 GPI | +19.9% |
| 2000 | 0.4885 GPI | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 0.5663 GPI | +15.9% |
| 2002 | 0.5615 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.5438 GPI | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.5998 GPI | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6755 GPI | +12.6% |
| 2006 | 0.646 GPI | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6891 GPI | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.7397 GPI | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7563 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7316 GPI | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7017 GPI | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7794 GPI | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8415 GPI | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9118 GPI | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 0.921 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9696 GPI | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPI | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 1.06 GPI | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 1.1 GPI | +3.6% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 1.1 GPI is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8461 GPI, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Laos's 1.1 GPI is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.3 GPI, 85% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) 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 | +53.6% | 0.2488 GPI | 0.3821 GPI |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2687 GPI | 0.227 GPI | 0.3821 GPI | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.4935 GPI | 0.3522 GPI | 0.5948 GPI | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.4267 GPI | 0.3774 GPI | 0.492 GPI | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.6266 GPI | 0.4885 GPI | 0.7563 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9032 GPI | 0.7017 GPI | 1.1 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, tertiary, gender parity index in Laos?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Laos was 1.1 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.227 GPI in 1971.
- How does Laos rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Laos ranks 111th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.3%. 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, 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.