Bahrain vs Laos: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education

Bahrain

8.3%

in 2025

Laos

8.2%

in 2024

Bahrain rank

173rd

Laos rank

174th

Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education over time

Bahrain currently reports 8.3% against 8.2% in Laos, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Laos ahead.

Globally, Bahrain ranks 173rd and Laos ranks 174th of 194 countries.

Indicator: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,043 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.