Laos vs Papua New Guinea: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education

Laos

1.2%

in 2023

Papua New Guinea

0.8%

in 2023

Laos rank

193rd

Papua New Guinea rank

196th

Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time

Laos currently reports 1.2% against 0.8% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.6 times Papua New Guinea's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.

Globally, Laos ranks 193rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 196th 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.