Indonesia vs Lesotho: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education

Indonesia

10.6%

in 2025

Lesotho

10.4%

in 2024

Indonesia rank

142nd

Lesotho rank

144th

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

Indonesia currently reports 10.6% against 10.4% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Lesotho ahead.

Globally, Indonesia ranks 142nd and Lesotho ranks 144th 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.