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

Indonesia

1.3%

in 2023

Laos

1.2%

in 2023

Indonesia rank

192nd

Laos rank

193rd

Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time

Indonesia currently reports 1.3% against 1.2% in Laos, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Laos ahead.

Globally, Indonesia ranks 192nd 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.