Education expenditure in the budget in Laos in 2024 — 8.24%. Ranked 90 in the world out of 99. Since 1992, the indicator has risen by 8.24 pp.
1992–2024 · % of government expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Laos
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8.24 | −1.56 pp |
| 2023 | 9.8 | −0.02 pp |
| 2022 | 9.82 | −1.68 pp |
| 2021 | 11.51 | +0.84 pp |
| 2020 | 10.66 | −0.17 pp |
| 2019 | 10.83 | −0.34 pp |
| 2018 | 11.17 | −0.27 pp |
| 2017 | 11.44 | −1.45 pp |
| 2016 | 12.89 | +2.42 pp |
| 2015 | 10.47 | −1.29 pp |
| 2014 | 11.76 | −1.58 pp |
| 2013 | 13.34 | +5.97 pp |
| 2012 | 7.37 | −0.89 pp |
| 2011 | 8.26 | +1.01 pp |
| 2010 | 7.25 | −0.22 pp |
| 2009 | 7.46 | −5.54 pp |
| 2008 | 13.01 | −5.1 pp |
| 2007 | 18.1 | +0.34 pp |
| 2006 | 17.76 | +3.63 pp |
| 2005 | 14.13 | −1.75 pp |
| 2004 | 15.88 | — |
| 2002 | 15.26 | +5.32 pp |
| 2001 | 9.95 | +2.65 pp |
| 2000 | 7.3 | — |
| 1997 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1996 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 0 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Government expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure. Unlike the share of GDP, it shows the priority within the budget: a country may spend little on education as a percentage of GDP, yet with a small state that turns out to be a significant part of all expenditure. The international benchmark agreed under the Dakar Framework for Action is fifteen to twenty percent of the budget.
Important: The aggregate is weighted by government consumption in dollars: it accounts for about two thirds of all budget expenditure, and the source does not publish absolute spending. The same device is used for military expenditure in the budget.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.
Government spending on education at all levels as a percentage of GDP.
Defense Military expenditure share of the budgetWhat part of government spending goes to defense.
Public Finance Government expenseHow much the state spends in a year — including wages, pensions, benefits and interest on debt.
Education Harmonized test scoresWhat children have actually learned — a score on a scale that brings different international tests together.
