Lao PDR - Literacy rate
Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24)
Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1995 | 64.05 |
| 2000 | 73.56 |
| 2001 | 74.68 |
| 2005 | 78.74 |
| 2011 | 67.05 |
Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24)
Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1995 | 78.82 |
| 2000 | 88.06 |
| 2001 | 82.60 |
| 2005 | 89.19 |
| 2011 | 77.27 |
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1995 | 71.13 |
| 2000 | 80.60 |
| 2001 | 78.46 |
| 2005 | 83.93 |
| 2011 | 72.06 |
Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above)
Definition: 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.
Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1995 | 47.90 |
| 2000 | 58.46 |
| 2001 | 60.90 |
| 2005 | 63.23 |
| 2011 | 49.72 |
Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)
Definition: 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.
Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1995 | 73.49 |
| 2000 | 81.36 |
| 2001 | 77.01 |
| 2005 | 82.45 |
| 2011 | 67.36 |
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
Definition: 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.
Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1995 | 60.25 |
| 2000 | 69.58 |
| 2001 | 68.73 |
| 2005 | 72.70 |
| 2011 | 58.29 |
Classification
Topic: Education Indicators
Sub-Topic: Outcomes
