School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 10.72 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1971–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Lao People's Democratic Republic recorded 10.72 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 11.61 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.76 years, in 1971.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 144th 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, male in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 4.76 years | — |
| 1972 | 4.86 years | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 4.79 years | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 6.93 years | +44.7% |
| 1981 | 7.04 years | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 7.04 years | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 7.41 years | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 7.18 years | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 7.87 years | +9.6% |
| 1994 | 8.2 years | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 7.73 years | -5.8% |
| 1996 | 8.44 years | +9.2% |
| 1997 | 8.7 years | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 8.94 years | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 8.97 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 8.96 years | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 8.95 years | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 9.22 years | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 9.58 years | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 9.7 years | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 9.92 years | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 9.97 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 10.13 years | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 10.21 years | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 10.48 years | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 10.67 years | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 11.04 years | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 11.11 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 11.33 years | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 11.52 years | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 11.61 years | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 11.51 years | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 11.29 years | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 10.88 years | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 10.72 years | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.8 years | 4.76 years | 4.86 years | 3 |
| 1980s | 7.11 years | 6.93 years | 7.41 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 8.25 years | 7.18 years | 8.97 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 9.71 years | 8.95 years | 10.48 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.17 years | 10.67 years | 11.61 years | 10 |
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More gender data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 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)
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 80,320 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 77,063 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 80,518 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 10.72 years in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 11.61 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.76 years in 1971.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 144th out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (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.