Laos's adult literacy rose from 60.3 % in 1995 to 75.6 % in 2023.
Laos's school enrolment, primary (% gross) fell from 107.5 % in 1996 to 93.1 % in 2025.
Laos · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 15 with data
Literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24)
% of people ages 15–24
31st of 35 · 5th in East Asia & Pacific
Laos's literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24) rose from 71.1 % in 1995 to 90.4 % in 2023.
Laos's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose from 24.1 % in 1996 to 50.5 % in 2025.
Laos's tertiary enrolment rose from 1.3 % in 1994 to 14.9 % in 2023.
Laos's children out of school, primary fell from 229,773 in 1996 to 82,273 in 2025.
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- Primary completion ratedown −2.0 pts9th of 11
- Tertiary attainmentup +1.1 pts82nd of 96
- At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)down −3.4 pts88th of 95
- Expected years of schoolingunchanged +0.0 yrs175th of 195
- Mean years of schooling (ages 25+)up +0.6 yrs125th of 145
- Learning poverty40th of 41*
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- Education spendingdown −0.2 pts116th of 121
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)down −1.6 pts90th of 99
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- Pupil-teacher ratio, primarydown −0.0 %51st of 90
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Laos.