Laos

Male Literacy Rate

94.4
ages 15-24
Dec 95Dec 00Dec 01Dec 05Dec 11Dec 150.00025.0050.0075.00100.00
  • Laos
  • Global Median
Source: IMF

Global Ranking

95
Guatemala95.38
97
Iraq94.9
98
Honduras94.84
99
Syria94.61
100
Laos94.4
101
Swaziland94.3
102
Namibia94.11
103
Qatar94.07
104
Nepal94.03
105
Jamaica93.86

Asia Ranking

18
Maldives98.39
20
Thailand97.69
21
Malaysia96.6
23
Laos94.4
24
Nepal94.03
25
Bhutan93.27
26
Bangladesh93.16
27
India92.99
28
Cambodia91.86

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Definition of Male Literacy Rate

Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.

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