Training
The level of education in Laos is low and the
illiteracy is relatively high. Partly this is due to
lingering problems after the civil war of 1954–1973,
which hit the education sector hard.
Poor communication in mountainous sparsely populated
areas also means that far from all children can go to
school and many are also needed as workers at home.
Another reason for the low level of education is that
teaching takes place in the majority language lao, which
not all children master. There is also a shortage of
teachers.
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The five-year compulsory school is compulsory from
the age of six. Almost all children start school, but
there are many drop-outs. The tuition is free of charge,
but the students themselves have to pay for school
uniforms and textbooks. After compulsory school, two
voluntary supplementary stages follow every three years.
More than half of the students go on to these stages.
Since 1990, there are a few privately owned primary
schools, but these are tightly controlled by the state.
Higher education is poorly developed. There are a few
universities, the main one being Laos National
University in Vientiane, founded in 1995. In addition,
there are a number of higher education institutions,
such as technical colleges. Only a small proportion of
the Laotians receive higher education.
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FACTS - EDUCATION
Proportion of children starting primary
school
93.3 percent (2017)
Number of pupils per teacher in primary
school
22 (2017)
Reading and writing skills
84.7 percent (2015)
Public expenditure on education as a
percentage of GDP
12.2 percent (2014)
Public expenditure on education as a
percentage of the state budget
12.2 percent (2014)
2017
September
Growing market for ivory
September 5
Nature conservation activists warn that Laos has become the world's fastest
growing market for ivory trade and that it undermines international efforts to
put an end to illegal trade.
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