Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP was 1.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1992–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lao People's Democratic Republic recorded 1.2% for government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.5% on the previous year and down 61.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 3.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2023.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 193rd out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 2.3% | — |
| 1996 | 2.4% | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 2.1% | -12.3% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | -29.4% |
| 2001 | 2.0% | +32.4% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | +42.0% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | -14.6% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | +22.6% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | -26.0% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | -27.4% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | +77.5% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | -21.4% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | -15.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.5% | 3.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.7% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 1.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 190 Cayman Islands 1.6% compare
- 191 South Sudan 1.6% compare
- 192 Indonesia 1.3% compare
- 194 Lebanon 1.2% compare
- 195 Haiti 1.0% compare
- 196 Papua New Guinea 0.8% compare
More education data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 35,584 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 16,396 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 116,303 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 115,863 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 532,092 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 739,554 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.0716 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0939 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 1.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2023.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 193rd out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release