Bahamas vs Lesotho: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government
Bahamas
10.6%
in 2025
Lesotho
10.4%
in 2024
Bahamas rank
141st
Lesotho rank
144th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government over time
- Bahamas
- Lesotho
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 10.6% against 10.4% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 141st and Lesotho ranks 144th of 197 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.8% | 19.1% | 0.7% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 14.3% | 2.4% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 10.7% | 0.5% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expenditure on education as a percentage of total government, Bahamas or Lesotho?
- Bahamas, at 10.6% against 10.4% in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in expenditure on education as a percentage of total government between Bahamas and Lesotho?
- 0.2%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Lesotho?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Lesotho rank globally for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- Bahamas ranks 141st and Lesotho ranks 144th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure (%) (UIS calculation). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release