Cambodia vs Laos: Literacy rates among adults

Cambodia

71.9%

in 2021

Laos

75.6%

in 2023

Cambodia rank

68th

Laos rank

65th

Literacy rates among adults over time

Laos currently reports 75.6% against 71.9% in Cambodia, a difference of 3.7%.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Cambodia's.

Cambodia ranks 68th and Laos ranks 65th of 89 countries.

Indicator: Literacy rates among adults
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 89 places, 916 data points, 1975–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Share of the population aged 15 years and older who can read and write.