Congo vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male

Congo
10.88 years
in 2012
Lao People's Democratic Republic
10.72 years
in 2019
Congo rank
142nd
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
144th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • Congo
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
57.51012.515197119952019

How they compare

Congo currently reports 10.88 years against 10.72 years in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.16 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 142nd and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 144th of 175 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 4 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1970s 9.83 years 4.81 years 5.02 years Congo
1980s 13.92 years 7.11 years 6.82 years Congo
1990s 11.89 years 7.18 years 4.72 years Congo
2000s 9.76 years 9.4 years 0.3552 years Congo
2010s 10.88 years 11.11 years 0.2228 years Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Congo or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Congo, at 10.88 years against 10.72 years in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2012.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Congo and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
0.16 years, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
10 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2012.
How do Congo and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
Congo ranks 142nd and Lao People's Democratic Republic 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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About this data

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.