Lao PDR literacy rate for 2023 was 75.64%, a 1.92% increase from 2017.
Lao PDR literacy rate for 2017 was 73.72%, a 10.94% decline from 2015.
Lao PDR literacy rate for 2015 was 84.66%, a 11.96% increase from 2005.
Lao PDR literacy rate for 2005 was 72.70%, a 3.97% increase from 2001.
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. The full historical dataset is available for download here: Lao PDR Literacy Rate | Historical Data | 1995 - 2023.