Education expenditure in the budget in Lesotho in 2024 — 10.37%. Ranked 76 in the world out of 99. Since 1983, the indicator has fallen by 19.04 pp.
1983–2024 · % of government expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lesotho
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10.37 | −0.63 pp |
| 2023 | 11 | — |
| 2018 | 14.09 | −1.03 pp |
| 2017 | 15.12 | +1.12 pp |
| 2016 | 14 | +0.06 pp |
| 2015 | 13.94 | — |
| 2008 | 24.22 | — |
| 2006 | 28.96 | −3.58 pp |
| 2005 | 32.54 | +5.38 pp |
| 2004 | 27.16 | −4.34 pp |
| 2003 | 31.51 | +8.02 pp |
| 2002 | 23.49 | +0.52 pp |
| 2001 | 22.97 | +3.82 pp |
| 2000 | 19.14 | −4.24 pp |
| 1999 | 23.38 | — |
| 1997 | 26.06 | — |
| 1995 | 20.2 | +1.81 pp |
| 1994 | 18.39 | −4.35 pp |
| 1993 | 22.74 | — |
| 1989 | 15.35 | +0.14 pp |
| 1988 | 15.21 | — |
| 1985 | 22.92 | +2.1 pp |
| 1984 | 20.82 | −8.59 pp |
| 1983 | 29.41 | — |
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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.
