School life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi in Laos
Laos: School life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi was 0.9889 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.9889
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
129th
of 209 countries
All-time high
0.9889
in 2025
All-time low
0.5977
in 1971
Years of data
49
1971–2025
School life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi in Laos, 1971–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Laos recorded 0.9889 for school life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi in 2025. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi in Laos peaked at 0.9889 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5977, in 1971.
That places Laos 129th out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.5977 | — |
| 1972 | 0.6703 | +12.1% |
| 1973 | 0.7025 | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 0.7298 | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 0.8591 | +17.7% |
| 1979 | 0.812 | -5.5% |
| 1980 | 0.8448 | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 0.851 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.8575 | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.7504 | -12.5% |
| 1985 | 0.7858 | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 0.8387 | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 0.8084 | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 0.7923 | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.79 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.7894 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.7851 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.7821 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.8068 | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.799 | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8074 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.8177 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8377 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8407 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.848 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.853 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8605 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.871 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8743 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.88 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8896 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.899 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.91 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9197 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9296 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9363 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9415 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9462 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9526 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9529 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9582 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9579 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9623 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9664 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9722 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9785 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9809 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9836 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.9889 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7286 | 0.5977 | 0.8591 | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.8195 | 0.7504 | 0.8575 | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.8008 | 0.7821 | 0.8377 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8726 | 0.8407 | 0.91 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9457 | 0.9197 | 0.9623 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9784 | 0.9664 | 0.9889 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi in Laos?
- School life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi in Laos was 0.9889 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9889 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5977 in 1971.
- How does Laos rank for school life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi?
- Laos ranks 129th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of School life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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