The Impact of Conditional Education Assistance in Laos

Providing education cash assistance for poor and disadvantaged students in remote areas with a focus on the year of transition from primary to lower secondary school supported social behaviour change through increased students’ confidence and motivation to complete secondary school and reduced early marriage.

This policy brief presents key results from two evaluations conducted by World Vision internally in 2021 and from a research consultant (Education Consulting Company - ECC) in 2022.