School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Laos
Laos: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index was 0.9647 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Laos, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Laos stood at 0.9647 GPI. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Laos peaked at 0.9647 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5951 GPI, in 1971.
That places Laos 151st out of 197 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7274 GPI | 0.5951 GPI | 0.8591 GPI | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.82 GPI | 0.7504 GPI | 0.858 GPI | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.8003 GPI | 0.7818 GPI | 0.8351 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8662 GPI | 0.8379 GPI | 0.9036 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9451 GPI | 0.9146 GPI | 0.9647 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 148 Indonesia 0.9653 GPI compare
- 149 Syria 0.9652 GPI compare
- 150 Gabon 0.9648 GPI compare
- 152 Marshall Islands 0.9646 GPI compare
- 153 El Salvador 0.9641 GPI compare
- 153 Sao Tome and Principe 0.9641 GPI compare
More reference data data for Laos
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- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8819 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.2805 °C (2026)
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- Consumer price index 317.16 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.4679 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.95 °C (2025)
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- Annual precipitation 2,108 millimeters (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Laos?
- School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Laos was 0.9647 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9647 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5951 GPI in 1971.
- How does Laos rank for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
- Laos ranks 151st out of 197 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. 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, primary, 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.