LAO PDR

Sabaidee
Presented by: Vilasack THIPPHANET
 Introduction.

 Full Name: The Lao People’s

Democratic Republic.
 Share border with PR of
China,Vietnam,Mynmar,Thailand
and Cambodia.
 Population:5,8 million (2006).
 Area: 236,800 sq. KM.
 Landlocked and mountain country.
 70% high land.
 1,898 Km along the Mekong river
 Independent in 1975.
 Introduction (Conti…)

 Capital: Vientiane
 17 provinces 142 Districts
 49 ethnic groups
 Annual population growth 1.7% (2006.)
 Urban Population 4.1% (2006)
 National Language : Lao (official),
 Religion : Buddhism 95%, and the remaining 5% are
Christian and Muslim.
 Education System in Lao PDR

 Kindergarten 1-3 years (aged 3-5)

 Primary School 5 years (aged 5-10) compulsory
 Lower Secondary 4 years (aged 10-14)
 Upper Secondary 3 years (aged 14-16)
 National University 5 years (aged 16-23)
 Others: Vocational College, Teacher Training, Technical
college.
 School types: Public and Private.
 Number of Educational Institutional
students

Number of Number of
Type of Institution
institutions Students
Primary School 8,830 900,817
Lower Secondary School 691 255,083
Upper Secondary School 361 154,785
Vocational 21 17,481
Teacher training 10 17,481
University 3 78,109
 Education Policy

Education Reform Plan and Priority Strategies

 Implementing 5-4-3 system of schooling constitutes the
fundamental challenges
 Assuring expanded Access to early Childhood care and
development Opportunity
 Assuring equitable access to quality primary education
 Expansion of life learning opportunities
 Assuring gender parity in accessing education opportunity
 Education sector development Framework
 Strengthening education partnerships in strategy/program
formulation and implementation
 Secondary Education
 Implement the five pillars of education
 Reform the general education curriculum by increasing the
number of years of schooling from 11 years (5+3+3) to 12
years (5+4+3)
 Train pupils in basic knowledge and vocational techniques
 Train, recruit and allocate teachers based on the proposed plan
 Promote a desire to learn amongst girls, ethnic groups and
children from the poorest families
 Change learning assessment methodology, ( for the transition
upper grade or level of education
 Supply school textbooks especially to mountainous, rural and
isolated
 Upper Secondary Education

 Promotion rate 85.6%

 Drop out rate 10.5%
 Percent of school offering complete 31.6%
 Transition rate from Lower to Upper Secondary Education
decrease from 78.2% (2000-01) to 76.5% (2005-2006)
 Repetition rate 2.2%
 Number of school 361
 Number of student 154,785
 Lao PDR Upper secondary School
Curriculum
 Mathematic
 Chemistry
 Physics
 Biology
 Geography
 History
 Literature Lao Language
 Civic
 Extra Subject: French Language, English Language, Techno as computer,
Garment and Agriculture and Art: Music, traditional dance.
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Education System in Lao PDR Fig 1
University Level
6
5 5
4 4
3 3 3
2 2 2 Higher Technical Level
1 1 1

System of accredited, Further Training

Further
Training (career position), (Planning stage)
Management, Supervisor/Foremen,
Specialized Training
2 Vocational 2
Technician Technical level
1 Diploma 1
Diploma

3 3 Apprenticeship
Vocational Skill worker level
2 2 training (planned)
Training
1 1

Skill training 2 Semi Skilled

Worker level
Skill training 1 (Planned)
11 11
10 10
9 9 11 Secondary 2

8 8 8 8 8 Basic Skill
8
7 7 7 7 Secondary 1
6 6 6 6
Non-
formal
5 5 5 5 educa- 5
4 4 4 4 tion 4
3 3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2 2 Primary
5
1 1 1 1 1
Country Experience on
Education Development

Results-Based Management
(RBM) Approach through
Management For Development
Results (MfDR) Model
 There are 8 phases in
conducting MfDR:
1. Strategic planning
2. Selection of indicators and targets
3. Establishing accountabilities
4. Measuring performance & results
5. Analysis
6. Using findings
7. Reporting to stakeholders
8. Getting feedback & inputs
 MOE Monitoring and Evaluation System

M&E SYSTEM Lao Education Sector

ENVIRONMENT
M&E Ministry of Education
SUPRA SYSTEM

M&E Department of Inspection

SYSTEM

M&E Functional Subsystems

SUBSYSTEMS Sectoral Subsystems

M&E Strategic Framework

SYSTEMS DEVT Human Resource Development Plan
PLAN

M&E Monitoring and Evaluation Manual

SYSTEM based on MOE’s M&E framework
OPERATIONS

M&E Management for Development Results

OPERATIONAL APPROACH (MDG Goal Number 2, Universal Primary Education + Results- Based
Management)
Monitoring and evaluating
performance | strategies

adopt the Management

for Development Results
(MfDR) framework in
monitoring and evaluating
performance of its
initiatives.
Management for Development
Results Model
 Result Chain

Planning for results

Impact Outcome Outputs Activities Inputs

Implementation

Traditional M&E

Results-based M&E
 Performance indicator

Planning for results

Increase Increased Teachers

literacy student trained Activities Inputs
rates completion Textbooks
rates provided

Implementation

Traditional M&E

Results-based M&E
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