Lao PDR Literacy Rate 1995-2025

Lao PDR literacy rate for 2022 was 87.52%, a 2.86% increase from 2015.
  • Lao PDR literacy rate for 2015 was 84.66%, a 26.37% increase from 2011.
  • Lao PDR literacy rate for 2011 was 58.29%, a 14.41% decline from 2005.
  • Lao PDR literacy rate for 2005 was 72.70%, a 3.97% increase from 2001.
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.

Literacy Rate

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Annual Change

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