Economic and social progress in LaoPDR will need to reply on an important source of human capital: the country’s young population. 41% of it roughly 6 million people are between the age of 0 and 14. The median age of the country is 23 years. Moreover, the population in the 5-9 age group is expected to keep growing at rates of 7-8% in the next few years (as cited by King and Van de Walle,2005).