In Lao PDR there are 11,640 villages. In approximately 70% of them, children have access to some grades (but not all) of primary school. Among these schools, 64.2% of primary schools are incomplete, consisting of grade 1, grades 1-2, grades 1-3, or up to grade 4. Only 35.8% of the villages have access to a school offering complete primary school education, mostly in large villages close to the roads. In provinces with large ethnic populations, more than 60% of the schools offer incomplete primary education.