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

Bermuda

7.8%

in 2017

Laos

8.2%

in 2024

Bermuda rank

177th

Laos rank

174th

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

Laos currently reports 8.2% against 7.8% in Bermuda, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Bermuda's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Laos ahead.

Globally, Bermuda ranks 177th 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.