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Education in Laos
In 2005, the literacy rate in Laos was estimated to be 73% (83% male and 63% female).
The Human Rights Measurement Initiative (HRMI) finds that Laos is fulfilling 74.0% of what it should be fulfilling for the right to education based on the country's level of income. HRMI breaks down the right to education by looking at the rights to primary education and secondary education. While taking into consideration Laos' income level, the nation is achieving 84.0% of what should be possible based on its resources (income) for primary education and 64.0% for secondary education.
Of the ethnic groups in Laos, only the Lao Loum had a tradition of formal education, reflecting the fact that the languages of the other groups had no written script. Until the 20th century, education was primarily based in the Buddhist temple school (wat school), where the monks taught novices and other boys to read Lao and Pali scripts, basic arithmetic, and other religious and social subjects. Some villages had wat schools for novices and other village boys. Ordained boys and men in urban monasteries had access to advanced study.
Post-secondary education was not available in Laos, and some students traveled to Hanoi, Danang, and Hué in Vietnam and to Phnom Penh in Cambodia for specialized training; fewer continued with university-level studies in France.
The Pathet Lao began to provide Lao language instruction in the schools under its control in the 1950s, and a Laotian curriculum began to be developed in the 1960s in the RLG schools. In 1970 about 1-third of the civilian employees of the RLG were teachers. At that time, there were about 200,000 elementary students enrolled in RLG schools, around 36% of the school-age population.
A goal of the Lao People's Democratic Republic (LPDR) government was to establish a system of universal primary education by 1985. The LPDR took over the existing Royal Lao Government education system that had been established in 1950s and restructured it, facing some of the problems that had confronted previous governments. The French system of education was replaced with a Laotian curriculum.
An adult literacy campaign was initiated in 1983-84, which mobilized educated persons living in villages and urban neighborhoods to bring basic reading and writing skills to over 750,000 adults. Largely as a result of this campaign, those able to read and write had increased to an estimated 44%. According to the United Nations, by 1985 those able to read and write were estimated at 92% of men and 76% of women ages 15 to 45.
The decision to establish universal education led the government to focus its efforts on building and staffing schools. Most schools are constructed of bamboo and thatch and staffed by 1 or 2 teachers. Some village schools have 1 or 2 grades.
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Education in Laos
In 2005, the literacy rate in Laos was estimated to be 73% (83% male and 63% female).
The Human Rights Measurement Initiative (HRMI) finds that Laos is fulfilling 74.0% of what it should be fulfilling for the right to education based on the country's level of income. HRMI breaks down the right to education by looking at the rights to primary education and secondary education. While taking into consideration Laos' income level, the nation is achieving 84.0% of what should be possible based on its resources (income) for primary education and 64.0% for secondary education.
Of the ethnic groups in Laos, only the Lao Loum had a tradition of formal education, reflecting the fact that the languages of the other groups had no written script. Until the 20th century, education was primarily based in the Buddhist temple school (wat school), where the monks taught novices and other boys to read Lao and Pali scripts, basic arithmetic, and other religious and social subjects. Some villages had wat schools for novices and other village boys. Ordained boys and men in urban monasteries had access to advanced study.
Post-secondary education was not available in Laos, and some students traveled to Hanoi, Danang, and Hué in Vietnam and to Phnom Penh in Cambodia for specialized training; fewer continued with university-level studies in France.
The Pathet Lao began to provide Lao language instruction in the schools under its control in the 1950s, and a Laotian curriculum began to be developed in the 1960s in the RLG schools. In 1970 about 1-third of the civilian employees of the RLG were teachers. At that time, there were about 200,000 elementary students enrolled in RLG schools, around 36% of the school-age population.
A goal of the Lao People's Democratic Republic (LPDR) government was to establish a system of universal primary education by 1985. The LPDR took over the existing Royal Lao Government education system that had been established in 1950s and restructured it, facing some of the problems that had confronted previous governments. The French system of education was replaced with a Laotian curriculum.
An adult literacy campaign was initiated in 1983-84, which mobilized educated persons living in villages and urban neighborhoods to bring basic reading and writing skills to over 750,000 adults. Largely as a result of this campaign, those able to read and write had increased to an estimated 44%. According to the United Nations, by 1985 those able to read and write were estimated at 92% of men and 76% of women ages 15 to 45.
The decision to establish universal education led the government to focus its efforts on building and staffing schools. Most schools are constructed of bamboo and thatch and staffed by 1 or 2 teachers. Some village schools have 1 or 2 grades.