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Southeast Asia > Laos > Education

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

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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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