Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Lesotho
Lesotho: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 10.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Lesotho, 1983–2024
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 Lesotho is 10.4%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Lesotho peaked at 32.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2024.
That places Lesotho 144th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.7% | 15.2% | 29.4% | 5 |
| 1990s | 22.2% | 18.4% | 26.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 26.2% | 19.1% | 32.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 13.9% | 15.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 10.4% | 11.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- DEC alternative conversion factor 17.89 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 5.29 billion current LCU (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added 2.48 billion constant LCU (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added 387.86 million constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 96.8% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 3.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 61.32 billion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 2.81 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 1.9% (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 3.69 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Lesotho?
- Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Lesotho was 10.4% 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 Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 32.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2024.
- How does Lesotho rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Lesotho ranks 144th 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 Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.