| Literacy rate (1995) | 60.2% |
| Illiterate population | 1.0 millions |
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| 1. Literacy rate (15 years and above) |
| 1990 | 1995 | Percentage points change | |
| Total | ... | 60.2 | ... |
| Female |
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47.9 | ... |
| Male | ... | 73.5 | ... |
| Rural | ... | 54.5 | ... |
| Urban | ... | 85.2 | ... |
| 2. Illiterate population (15 years and above, in thousands) |
| 1990 | 1995 | Change | |
| Total | ... | 1,014 | ... |
| Female |
... |
688 | ... |
| Male | ... | 327 | ... |
| Rural | ... | 944 | ... |
| Urban | ... | 70 | ... |
| 3. Literacy rate (15-24 age group) |
| 1990 | 1995 | Percentage points change | |
| Total | ... | 71.1 | ... |
| Female |
... |
64.1 | ... |
| Male | ... | 78.8 | ... |
| Rural | ... | ... | ... |
| Urban | ... | ... | ... |
| 4. Illiterate population (15-24 age group, in thousands) |
| 1990 | 1995 | Change | |
| Total | ... | 237 | ... |
| Female |
... |
153 | ... |
| Male | ... | 83 | ... |
| Rural | ... | ... | ... |
| Urban | ... | ... | ... |
| 5. Definition of literacy |
| Can you read and write Lao language? Yes/No (based on the Population Census 1995, Questionnaire No. 11) |
| 6. Literacy target |
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Target literacy rate | |
| 15-40 years old | 15+ | |
| 2005 | 85% | 80% |
| 2010 | 90% | 85% |
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