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

Laos

1.2%

in 2023

Lebanon

1.2%

in 2024

Laos rank

193rd

Lebanon rank

194th

Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time

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

The two have swapped places 11 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Laos ahead.

Globally, Laos ranks 193rd and Lebanon ranks 194th 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.