Education spending in Lesotho
Government spending on education in Lesotho was equal to 6.6% of GDP in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 1989.
Lesotho, 2024
6.6%
Change from 2023
−0.7percentage points
World, 2023
3.6%
Education spending in Lesotho over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Lesotho | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6.6% | – |
| 2023 | 7.3% | 3.6% |
| 2022 | – | 3.9% |
| 2021 | – | 4.2% |
| 2020 | – | 4.3% |
| 2019 | – | 4.2% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | 4.2% |
| 2017 | 8.2% | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 7.6% | 4.2% |
| 2015 | 7.6% | 4.2% |
| 2014 | – | 4.2% |
| 2013 | – | 4.3% |
| 2012 | – | 4.0% |
| 2011 | – | 4.1% |
| 2010 | – | 4.2% |
| 2009 | – | 4.7% |
| 2008 | 12.3% | 4.2% |
| 2007 | – | 4.0% |
| 2006 | 11.3% | 4.0% |
| 2005 | 12.1% | 4.0% |
| 2004 | 11.1% | 3.9% |
| 2003 | 13.2% | 4.1% |
| 2002 | 10.1% | 3.9% |
| 2001 | 9.4% | 3.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.7 percentage points from 7.3% in 2023.
- Since 2003, when it was 13.2%, the figure has changed by −6.6 percentage points.
More for Lesotho
All statistics for Lesotho
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
9.9%
2018 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
80.2%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
38.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
87.9%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
56.0%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
40.2%
2024 · UNESCO UIS