Lao PDR Literacy Rate

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Literacy Rate

Lao PDR literacy rate for 2022 was 87.52%, a 2.52% increase from 2015.

Lao PDR literacy rate for 2015 was 85.00%, a 26.71% increase from 2011.
Lao PDR literacy rate for 2011 was 58.29%, a 14.71% decline from 2005.
Lao PDR literacy rate for 2005 was 73.00%, a 4% 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.