Kiribati vs Lesotho: Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP
Kiribati
3.5%
in 2023
Lesotho
4.1%
in 2018
Kiribati rank
6th
Lesotho rank
4th
Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP over time
- Kiribati
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 4.1% against 3.5% in Kiribati, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times Kiribati's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 6th and Lesotho ranks 4th of 162 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.0% | 1.7% | 0.3% | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 4.2% | 6.2% | 2.0% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 4.9% | 1.0% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 4.1% | 0.6% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp, Kiribati or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 4.1% against 3.5% in Kiribati as of 2018.
- What is the difference in government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp between Kiribati and Lesotho?
- 0.6%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Lesotho?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2018.
- How do Kiribati and Lesotho rank globally for government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Kiribati ranks 6th and Lesotho ranks 4th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP (%). 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