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Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI
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1.43 % of GNI
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[160th of 168]
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Children out of school, primary
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126,224
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[25th of 126]
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Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level
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28,117 |
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[99th of 150]
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Education spending (% of GDP)
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2.8% |
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[111st of 132]
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Education spending (% of total government expenditure)
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11% |
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[81st of 96]
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Education, primary completion rate
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76 |
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[90th of 148]
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Geographical aptitude results
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71.36 |
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[85th of 191]
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Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+
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32.7% |
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[32nd of 138]
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Literacy > Definition age 15 and over can read and write |
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Literacy > Female
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38.1% |
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[142nd of 157]
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Literacy > Male
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67.5% |
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[133rd of 156]
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Literacy > Total population
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52.8% |
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[139th of 160]
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Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above
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68.73 %
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[87th of 121]
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Literacy rate, youth total > % of people ages 15-24
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78.46 %
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[80th of 123]
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Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure
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11.71 %
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[36th of 103]
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Pupil-teacher ratio, primary
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31.48
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[37th of 159]
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School life expectancy > Male
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9.3 years |
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[78th of 97]
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School life expectancy > Total
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8.3 years |
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[92nd of 110]
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Scientific and technical journal articles
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2
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[160th of 175]
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Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, aged 15-24
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0.9 |
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[23rd of 138]
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SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; United Nations Human Development Programme; The Geography Zone; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; UNESCO Institute for Statistics
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Laos, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, lao people’s democratic republic, lao people's dem rep., lao people's dem. rep., lao people's dem., Lao PDR, Lao People's Dem. Rep.
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