Laos Education has gone through a number of stages, from being the weakest sector to the improvements seen in recent times. The Buddhist way of teaching was the first form of education in Laos.
The politics of Laos takes place in the framework of a single-party socialist republic.
Despite the Communist takeover in the mid-1970s, Laos remains a Buddhist country in everything but name. Patriotic holidays are still celebrated in this landlocked country, but only on Buddhist holidays do the Lao people let their hair down and celebrate.