How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Somalia?

10 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.

Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Somalia: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education

Lao People's Democratic Republic

8.2%

in 2024

Somalia

8.1%

in 2025

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

174th

Somalia rank

175th

Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education over time

Lao People's Democratic Republic
Somalia

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 8.2% against 8.1% in Somalia, a difference of 0.1%.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Lao People's Democratic Republic has been ahead every year.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 174th and Somalia ranks 175th of 194 countries.

Lao People's Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
2010s	11.4%	2.4%	8.9%	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s	10.0%	4.0%	6.0%	Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Somalia?: Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 8.2% against 8.1% in Somalia as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Somalia?: 0.1%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Somalia?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Somalia rank globally for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?: Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 174th and Somalia ranks 175th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,043 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.