Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Laos
Laos: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 8.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Laos, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Laos is 8.2%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 15.9% on the previous year and down 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Laos peaked at 18.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2010.
That places Laos 174th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.2% | 7.3% | 18.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 7.2% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 8.2% | 11.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More economy & growth data for Laos
- Gross national expenditure 17.78 billion constant 2015 US$ (2016)
- Final consumption expenditure 12.91 billion constant 2015 US$ (2016)
- Final consumption expenditure 3.7% (2016)
- Industry (including construction), value added 7.33 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 79.7% (2016)
- Industry (including construction), value added 109.15 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 17.29 billion current US$ (2016)
- Gross national expenditure 140.49 trillion current LCU (2016)
- Exports of goods and services 10.5% (2016)
- Exports of goods and services 5.41 billion constant 2015 US$ (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Laos?
- Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Laos was 8.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2010.
- How does Laos rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Laos ranks 174th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.