Lao PDR Literacy Rate 1995-2024
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.
- Lao PDR literacy rate for 2022 was 87.52%, a 2.86% increase from 2015.
- Lao PDR literacy rate for 2015 was 84.66%, a 26.37% increase from 2011.
- Lao PDR literacy rate for 2011 was 58.29%, a 14.41% decline from 2005.
- Lao PDR literacy rate for 2005 was 72.70%, a 3.97% increase from 2001.
| Lao PDR Literacy Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Literacy Rate |
Annual Change |
| 2022 |
87.52% |
2.86% |
| 2015 |
84.66% |
26.37% |
| 2011 |
58.29% |
-14.41% |
| 2005 |
72.70% |
3.97% |
| 2001 |
68.73% |
-0.85% |
| 2000 |
69.58% |
9.33% |
| 1995 |
60.25% |
9.33% |
