Which has higher government expenditure per student, primary, Gambia or Lao People's Democratic Republic?

Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 9.1% against 8.5% in Gambia as of 2014.

What is the difference in government expenditure per student, primary between Gambia and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

0.6%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

8 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2014.

Where does this data come from?

Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Government expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Gambia vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Government expenditure per student, primary

Gambia

8.5%

in 2015

Lao People's Democratic Republic

9.1%

in 2014

Gambia rank

104th

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

101st

Government expenditure per student, primary over time

Gambia
Lao People's Democratic Republic

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 9.1% against 8.5% in Gambia, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Gambia ranks 104th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 101st of 122 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gambia	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Difference	Ahead
2000s	8.6%	7.4%	1.2%	Gambia
2010s	15.4%	6.9%	8.4%	Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government expenditure per student, primary, Gambia or Lao People's Democratic Republic?: Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 9.1% against 8.5% in Gambia as of 2014.
What is the difference in government expenditure per student, primary between Gambia and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 0.6%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2014.
How do Gambia and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for government expenditure per student, primary?: Gambia ranks 104th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 101st of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Government expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Government expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita)
Unit: % of GDP per capita
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 143 places, 1,741 data points, 1995–2018
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Government expenditure per student is the average general government expenditure (current, capital, and transfers) per student in the given level of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP per capita.