Lao PDR - Ratio of young literate females to males
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI)
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI) in Lao PDR was 0.959 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 0.959 in 2015, while its lowest value was 0.813 in 1995.
Definition: Gender parity index for youth literacy rate is the ratio of females to males ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.813 |
| 2000 | 0.835 |
| 2001 | 0.904 |
| 2005 | 0.883 |
| 2011 | 0.868 |
| 2015 | 0.959 |
Classification
Topic: Education Indicators
Sub-Topic: Outcomes
