Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Lesotho
Lesotho: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 6.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Lesotho, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 6.3% for adjusted savings: education expenditure in 2021.
The figure is down 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Lesotho peaked at 9.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 1974.
That places Lesotho 27th out of 200 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.8% | — |
| 1971 | 3.3% | +18.6% |
| 1972 | 3.2% | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 3.4% | +6.2% |
| 1974 | 2.7% | -20.6% |
| 1975 | 3.4% | +25.7% |
| 1976 | 3.7% | +9.0% |
| 1977 | 3.0% | -18.9% |
| 1978 | 3.4% | +13.3% |
| 1979 | 3.0% | -11.8% |
| 1980 | 3.2% | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 3.6% | +12.5% |
| 1982 | 3.9% | +8.3% |
| 1983 | 3.7% | -5.1% |
| 1984 | 3.2% | -13.5% |
| 1985 | 3.1% | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 4.3% | +38.7% |
| 1987 | 3.0% | -29.9% |
| 1988 | 3.1% | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 3.5% | +12.9% |
| 1990 | 4.2% | +20.6% |
| 1991 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5.1% | +22.0% |
| 1993 | 5.0% | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 5.5% | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 6.2% | +12.7% |
| 1996 | 6.4% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 7.1% | +11.5% |
| 1998 | 7.5% | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 7.9% | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 7.2% | -9.4% |
| 2001 | 7.5% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 6.6% | -12.0% |
| 2003 | 8.7% | +31.9% |
| 2004 | 7.9% | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 8.7% | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 9.3% | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 9.5% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 9.7% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 9.4% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 9.0% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 8.7% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 8.0% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 7.7% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 7.3% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.2% | 2.7% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.5% | 3.0% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.9% | 4.2% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 6.6% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 6.3% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.3% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.8724 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 949.98 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -10.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -7.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 2.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 1.16 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 1,263 current LCU per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) -2.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0538 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Lesotho?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Lesotho was 6.3% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 1974.
- How does Lesotho rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Lesotho ranks 27th out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.