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Primary students in the classroom in a small village school in southern Laos. In 2005, the literacy rate in Laos was estimated to be 73% (83% male and 63% female). [1]The Human Rights Measurement Initiative (HRMI) [2] finds that Laos is fulfilling only 74.0% of what it should be fulfilling for the right to education based on the country's level of income. [3]
Accessibility to education in Laos is low, and this is a major problem. Only 50% of the primary schools offer full education up to Grade 5. [13] Most of the students are poor and are deterred from attending school by the costly daily transport (due to the lack of boarding facilities) as well as the opportunity cost of not working. [14]
Laos, [c] officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic (LPDR), [d] is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by Myanmar and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the southeast, and Thailand to the west and southwest. [12] Its capital and most populous city is Vientiane.
Laos education-related lists (2 P) O. Educational organizations based in Laos (4 C, 2 P) S. Schools in Laos (1 C, 1 P) U. Universities in Laos (5 P)
National University of Laos; Souphanouvong University; Champassak University; Savannakhet University; University of Health Sciences (UHS–Laos) Lao-Korean College; Rattana Business Administration College (RBAC) Vientiane - Hanoi Friendship Technical Vocational College
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Channapha Khamvongsa (born 1973) is the Lao-American former founder and executive director of Legacies of War, a D.C.-based non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to raising awareness about the history and continued effects of the Vietnam War-era bombings in Laos through the use of art, culture, education, and advocacy.
Many rural Lao women undertake a variety of semi-formal roles in their communities, including handicrafts, commerce, public health, and education, in addition to their traditional roles as homemakers and the caretakers of children. In the cities and at the government level, Lao women are underrepresented, particularly in high-level positions.