Haiti vs Laos: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education

Haiti

1.0%

in 2023

Laos

1.2%

in 2023

Haiti rank

195th

Laos rank

193rd

Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time

Laos currently reports 1.2% against 1.0% in Haiti, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.3 times Haiti's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.

Globally, Haiti ranks 195th and Laos ranks 193rd of 199 countries.

Indicator: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education
Unit: % of GDP
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 5,140 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.