Vientiane Prefecture is the top region by literate, male in Lao People’s Democratic Republic. As of 2005, literate, male in Vientiane Prefecture was 238,160 that accounts for 8.61% of Lao People’s Democratic Republic's literate, male. The top 5 regions (others are Vientiane Prefecture, Savannakhét, Savannakhét, and Champasak) account for 36.71% of it. Lao People’s Democratic Republic's total literate, male was estimated at 2.77 million in 2005.