Public spending on education as a share of GDP reached 7.96 % in 2017 in Lesotho, according to World Bank. This is 14.0 % more than in the previous year.
Historically, public spending on education as a share of GDP in Lesotho reached an all time high of 13.2 % in 2003 and an all time low of 4.23 % in 1974. When compared to Lesotho's main peers, public spending on education as a share of GDP in South Africa amounted to 6.11 % and 5.82 % in Zimbabwe in 2017.
Lesotho has been ranked 1st within the group of 112 countries we follow in terms of public spending on education as a share of GDP.
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