Laos vs Romania: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Laos
0.9889 index
in 2025
Romania
0.9898 index
in 2023
Laos rank
131st
Romania rank
129th
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Laos
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 0.9898 index against 0.9889 index in Laos, a difference of 0.0009 index.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Laos ranks 131st and Romania ranks 129th of 215 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8761 index | 0.9874 index | 0.1112 index | Romania |
| 2010s | 0.9462 index | 0.9885 index | 0.0423 index | Romania |
| 2020s | 0.9745 index | 0.9911 index | 0.0166 index | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index, Laos or Romania?
- Romania, at 0.9898 index against 0.9889 index in Laos as of 2023.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Laos and Romania?
- 0.0009 index, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Romania?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Laos and Romania rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Laos ranks 131st and Romania ranks 129th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.