Lesotho vs Venezuela: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education

Lesotho

6.6%

in 2024

Venezuela

6.9%

in 2009

Lesotho rank

19th

Venezuela rank

16th

Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time

Venezuela currently reports 6.9% against 6.6% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Lesotho ahead.

Globally, Lesotho ranks 19th and Venezuela ranks 16th 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.