inistrative Structure
The education system in Lao PDR is managed by the Ministry of Education (MOE) in association with the
attached departments and institutions/agencies. The MOE takes management responsibility for the following
areas: (i) planning, (ii) budgeting and financing, (iii) personnel and human resources, (iv) academic affairs, and
(v) properties and procurement (including school construction).
The Department of General Education, attached to MOE, takes responsibility for administration on preschool,
primary and secondary education, education for ethnic groups, French/Lao bilingual education, basic
education for girls, and EFA-related matters. Technical and vocational education and private education are
under the administration of the Department of Higher, Technical & Vocational Education and the Department
of Private Education, respectively