Lao2023MICSLiteracyWomen

Literacy measures the proportion of individuals aged 15-49 who attended secondary or higher education or who can read a short simple statement about everyday life. It broadly follows the definition of SDG indicator 4.6.1 Proportion of population in a given age group achieving at least a fixed level of proficiency in functional literacy and numeracy skills.

Data Source: MICS

The following data are considered for this analysis:
• Individuals: Women ages 15 - 49 (WM- Individual Women’s Survey)

The standard LNOB analysis for Literacy among women includes the following circumstances:
• Wealth of the household: top 60 or bottom 40 per cent of the household wealth distribution
• Residence: urban or rural
• Age group: 15-24, 25-34 or 35-49