Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate was 0.96 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 0.96. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 0.96 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.84, in 2000.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 55th of 68 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.84 | — |
| 2001 | 0.9 | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 0.88 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.96 | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 0.93 | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.96 | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8733 | 0.84 | 0.9 | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.945 | 0.93 | 0.96 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.96 | 0.96 | 0.96 | 1 |
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More education data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services 8.2% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level 87.6% (2022)
- Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth 0.9969 (2023)
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by 93.7% (2022)
- Completion rate, by sex, location, wealth quintile and education level 56.2% (2023)
- Adjusted location parity index for completion rate, by sex, wealth 0.605 (2023)
- Adjusted gender parity index for the proportion of teachers with the 1.0% (2020)
- Youth/adult literacy rate 90.4% (2023)
- Number of destroyed or damaged educational facilities attributed to 0 (2024)
- Number of disruptions to educational services attributed to disasters 126 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 0.96 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.96 in 2015.
- What is the lowest adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.84 in 2000.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 55th out of 68 countries with data for 2023.
- Is adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate (ratio). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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