Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP was 0.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on pre-primary 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 0.0% for government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 82.1% on the previous year and down 83.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 0.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2023.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 132nd of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +49.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -8.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -20.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -16.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -15.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +144.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +27.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +89.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +28.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -82.1% |
Lao People's Democratic Republic compared with similar countries
- Lao People's Democratic Republic's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 35% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lao People's Democratic Republic's 0.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2%, 19% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP in Lao People's Democratic Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +144.9% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2013 | +89.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 2023 | -82.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 129 Cambodia 0.0% compare
- 130 Namibia 0.0% compare
- 131 Oman 0.0% compare
- 133 Brunei Darussalam 0.0% compare
- 134 Central African Republic 0.0% compare
- 135 Mauritania 0.0% 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 pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 0.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2023.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 132nd out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release