Government expenditure on education as a share of GDP. Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Retrieved 15 Oct 2026.
| Period | Education Spending (% of GDP) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 6.6% |
| 2023 | 7.3% |
| 2018 | 7.3% |
| 2017 | 8.2% |
| 2016 | 7.6% |
| 2015 | 7.6% |
| 2008 | 12.3% |
| 2006 | 11.3% |
| 2005 | 12.1% |
| 2004 | 11.1% |
| 2003 | 13.2% |
| 2002 | 10.1% |
40 countries carry a recent government education expenditure as a share of GDP figure. Each opens its own page with the history, the source and the API request.
162 of 207 indicators carry a figure for Lesotho, grouped by topic.