Estonia vs Lesotho: Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita

Estonia
20.3%
in 2016
Lesotho
20.7%
in 2018
Estonia rank
31st
Lesotho rank
29th

Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Estonia
  • Lesotho
0102030199720072018

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 20.7% against 20.3% in Estonia, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Lesotho ahead.

Estonia ranks 31st and Lesotho ranks 29th of 122 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Lesotho Difference Ahead
1990s 19.6% 27.7% 8.1% Lesotho
2000s 21.0% 23.5% 2.6% Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of gdp per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. gdp per capita, Estonia or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 20.7% against 20.3% in Estonia as of 2018.
What is the difference in share of gdp per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. gdp per capita between Estonia and Lesotho?
0.4%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Lesotho?
5 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2008.
How do Estonia and Lesotho rank globally for share of gdp per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. gdp per capita?
Estonia ranks 31st and Lesotho ranks 29th of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Estonia vs Lesotho: Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 30 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/government-expenditure-per-primary-student-vs-gdp-per-capita/estonia/lesotho/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/government-expenditure-per-primary-student-vs-gdp-per-capita/estonia/lesotho/">Estonia vs Lesotho: Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita
Unit
% of GDP per capita
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
122 places, 1,482 data points, 1995–2018
Last refreshed

GDP per capita data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.