Democratic Republic of Congo vs Laos: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male

Democratic Republic of Congo
10.68 years
in 2013
Laos
10.72 years
in 2019
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
145th
Laos rank
144th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Laos
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How they compare

Laos currently reports 10.72 years against 10.68 years in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.04 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 145th and Laos ranks 144th of 175 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 1 and Laos in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Laos Difference Ahead
1970s 8.74 years 4.81 years 3.93 years Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s 9.86 years 10.27 years 0.4096 years Laos
2010s 10.69 years 11.16 years 0.4686 years Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Democratic Republic of Congo or Laos?
Laos, at 10.72 years against 10.68 years in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Democratic Republic of Congo and Laos?
0.04 years, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Laos?
8 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2013.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Laos rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 145th and Laos ranks 144th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.