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Adult literacy rate in Lao

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The current adult literacy rate in Lao is 87.5%, which has increased by 2.9% (3.4%) since 2015.
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Source:
World Bank
Data availability:
Regions:
215
Date range: 1970 to 2023
Points:
13,760
Measure:
%
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99.7%
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0%
-0.3%
(2017)
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-0.2%
(2021)
Secondary teachers
93.7%
-6%
(2022)
Primary education duration
5 years
0 years
(2023)
Secondary education duration
7 years
0 years
(2023)
Female primary last grade persistence
84.5%
-0.4%
(2019)
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Lao Adult literacy rate between 1995 and 2022
Period Adult literacy rate Change
2022 87.5% +2.9%
2015 84.7% +26.4%
2011 58.3% -14.4%
2005 72.7% +4%
2001 68.7% -0.8%
2000 69.6% +9.3%
1995 60.3%
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