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Lesotho
Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Global rank#6out of 40 countries
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Historical trend

13.211.08.76.54.2197119982024Lesotho · 2024: 6.62%Lesotho

Analytical takeaways

  • Lesotho records 6.62% for Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in 2024, ranking #6 globally out of 40 countries.
  • Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) increased from 4.64% in 1971 to 6.62% in 2024, a gain of 1.98%.
  • The country sits in the top quartile of the global distribution for this metric, making the page useful for leader-oriented high-intent searches.

Comparison

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