Education in Laos

Primary students in the classroom in a small village school in southern Laos

In 2005, the literacy rate in Laos was estimated to be 73% (83% male and 63% female).[1]

The Human Rights Measurement Initiative (HRMI)[2] finds that Laos is fulfilling only 74.0% of what it should be fulfilling for the right to education based on the country's level of income.[3] HRMI breaks down the right to education by looking at the rights to both primary education and secondary education. While taking into consideration Laos' income level, the nation is achieving 84.0% of what should be possible based on its resources (income) for primary education but only 64.0% for secondary education.[3]

  1. ^ "The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Archived from the original on 2016-11-24. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
  2. ^ "Human Rights Measurement Initiative – The first global initiative to track the human rights performance of countries". humanrightsmeasurement.org. Archived from the original on 2022-03-08. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  3. ^ a b "Laos - HRMI Rights Tracker". rightstracker.org. Archived from the original on 2022-05-19. Retrieved 2022-03-24.