School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Laos
Laos: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) was 10.23 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Laos, 1971–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Laos recorded 10.23 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in 2019.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Laos peaked at 10.83 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.74 years, in 1971.
That places Laos 145th out of 175 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Laos, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 2.74 years | — |
| 1972 | 3.13 years | +14.3% |
| 1973 | 3.25 years | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 5.56 years | +70.8% |
| 1981 | 5.69 years | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 5.69 years | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 5.81 years | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 5.5 years | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 5.86 years | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 6.1 years | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 5.93 years | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 6.44 years | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 6.62 years | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 6.87 years | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 7 years | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 7.01 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 7.05 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 7.31 years | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 7.62 years | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 7.83 years | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 8.06 years | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 8.17 years | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 8.39 years | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 8.66 years | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 8.99 years | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 9.24 years | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 9.65 years | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 9.92 years | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 10.28 years | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 10.66 years | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 10.83 years | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 10.8 years | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 10.68 years | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 10.38 years | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 10.23 years | -1.5% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 10.23 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.25 years, 91% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Laos's 10.23 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.79 years, 74% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +70.8% | 3.25 years | 5.56 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.04 years | 2.74 years | 3.25 years | 3 |
| 1980s | 5.69 years | 5.56 years | 5.81 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 6.29 years | 5.5 years | 7 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 7.91 years | 7.01 years | 8.99 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.27 years | 9.24 years | 10.83 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More gender data for Laos
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,335 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.3716 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 6,022 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 6,022 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 77,014 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 80,573 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 76,875 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 80,330 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 76,857 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Laos?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Laos was 10.23 years in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 10.83 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.74 years in 1971.
- How does Laos rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Laos ranks 145th out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.