School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Lao People's Democratic Republic

Lao People's Democratic Republic: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind was 0.9609 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.9609 GPI
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
158th
of 188 countries
All-time high
0.9609 GPI
in 2019
All-time low
0.7941 GPI
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1998–2019

00.20.40.60.811998200820191998: 0.794 GPI1999: 0.805 GPI2000: 0.808 GPI2001: 0.815 GPI2002: 0.819 GPI2003: 0.827 GPI2004: 0.839 GPI2005: 0.843 GPI2006: 0.854 GPI2007: 0.863 GPI2008: 0.873 GPI2009: 0.884 GPI2010: 0.89 GPI2011: 0.906 GPI2012: 0.916 GPI2013: 0.926 GPI2014: 0.936 GPI2015: 0.945 GPI2016: 0.945 GPI2017: 0.952 GPI2018: 0.956 GPI2019: 0.961 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2019, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 0.9609 GPI. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 0.9609 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7941 GPI, in 1998.

That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 158th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7996 GPI 0.7941 GPI 0.8051 GPI 2
2000s 0.8424 GPI 0.8078 GPI 0.8836 GPI 10
2010s 0.9333 GPI 0.8903 GPI 0.9609 GPI 10

Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic

  1. 155 Syrian Arab Republic 0.9646 GPI compare
  2. 156 Dominica 0.9622 GPI compare
  3. 157 Maldives 0.9619 GPI compare
  4. 159 Guatemala 0.9601 GPI compare
  5. 160 Cabo Verde 0.9579 GPI compare
  6. 161 Cuba 0.9554 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 0.9609 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
The highest recorded value was 0.9609 GPI in 2019.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7941 GPI in 1998.
How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 158th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. 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, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,492 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

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.