Lao People Democratic Republic’s Education sector plan runs from 2016 to 2020 and outlines how the Education Sector will support the achievement of the overall goals and vision of the 8th Five-Year National Socio-economic Development Plan (2016-2020).

The key objective of the five-year ESDP (2016-2020) is to build on the policies and strategies of the government to enable the Lao PDR to be eligible to graduate from the ranks of the least developed countries by 2020. This ESDP 2016-2020 will serve as a key reference document for development partners in developing their own programmes to support education development of the Lao government to create opportunities for all Lao citizens to have equitable access to quality education.