Austria vs Lesotho: Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP
Austria
23.2%
in 2022
Lesotho
23.9%
in 2018
Austria rank
17th
Lesotho rank
15th
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP over time
- Austria
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 23.9% against 23.2% in Austria, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Lesotho ahead.
Austria ranks 17th and Lesotho ranks 15th of 127 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.4% | 33.5% | 9.1% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 22.8% | 23.6% | 0.8% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 22.7% | 23.9% | 1.2% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp, Austria or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 23.9% against 23.2% in Austria as of 2018.
- What is the difference in initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp between Austria and Lesotho?
- 0.7%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Lesotho?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
- How do Austria and Lesotho rank globally for initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp?
- Austria ranks 17th and Lesotho ranks 15th of 127 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. 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