(KPL) The Lao PDR is a very diverse country, with four main ethnolinguistics groups incorporating over 50 languages. The mother tongue of almost 40% of people in the Lao PDR is a language other than Lao and primary teachers can experience challenges with teaching children who do not master Lao.

(KPL) A delegation from the Ministry of Education and Sports of the Lao PDR, accompanied by UNICEF Lao PDR officials, has concluded its mission to New York for the global Transforming Education Summit.

(KPL) Director General of the Research Institute for Educational Sciences of the Ministry of Education and Sports, Dr Onekeo Nuannavong representing the ministry received video production equipment from Australia government on Tuesday.

(KPL) Japanese government has donated 32 cargo containers of canned fish to1,423 primary schools in Laos via the Ministry of Education and Sports.

(KPL) Literacy is one of the most important skills when it comes to personal growth, culture and development. It is the foundation for all learning at school and in life. Can you imagine navigating modern-day life without the basic ability to read or write? On a broader scale, high literacy rates contribute to enhanced economic growth and national development.

(KPL) Six students of the Lao International School (LIS) have won four gold medals and two congratulation prizes at the 3rd USA Copernicus International Olympiad in New York on July 19-22, according to Ministry of Education and Sports.

(KPL) The Government of the Lao PDR has agreed to endorse in principle the National Statement of Commitment to Transforming Education in the Lao PDR, which will help strengthen national efforts to improve education quality, especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

(KPL) The leaders of Luang Namtha province has been asked to continue to pay attention to the implementation of the social economic development plan of the province, and two national agendas after developing it into an action plan, as well as defining the detailed focal tasks of the province.

(KPL) The government of Japan has provided 24 scholarships to Lao students to study in Japan for master’s degrees and PhD’s Master levels in different subjects.

(KPL) The Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) launched on Jul 25 the Lao PDR Education and Sports Management Information System (LESMIS), a digital platform that will provide access to all key education data in the Lao PDR in an integrated manner to help inform policies to improve learning outcomes among Lao children.