Lao PDR - Public spending on education

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Lao PDR was 40.64 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 22 years was 62.53 in 2005, while its lowest value was 34.56 in 1992.

Definition: Expenditure on primary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1992 34.56
1996 47.36
1997 42.06
2002 45.03
2005 62.53
2009 38.96
2010 46.47
2011 35.93
2012 43.56
2013 41.34
2014 40.64

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Lao PDR was 38.60 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 22 years was 55.70 in 1992, while its lowest value was 19.00 in 2002.

Definition: Expenditure on secondary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1992 55.70
1996 27.64
1997 31.82
2002 19.00
2009 31.48
2010 29.89
2011 36.10
2012 34.19
2013 37.72
2014 38.60

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Lao PDR was 13.81 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 22 years was 23.23 in 2009, while its lowest value was 3.12 in 1992.

Definition: Expenditure on tertiary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1992 3.12
1996 9.07
1997 7.92
2000 12.32
2001 17.13
2002 12.63
2009 23.23
2010 16.22
2011 20.89
2012 15.73
2013 14.05
2014 13.81

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in Lao PDR was 11.76 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 18.10 in 2007, while its lowest value was 7.25 in 2010.

Definition: General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on all sectors (including health, education, social services, etc.). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2000 7.30
2001 9.95
2002 15.26
2004 15.87
2005 14.13
2006 17.76
2007 18.10
2008 13.01
2009 7.46
2010 7.25
2011 8.26
2012 7.37
2013 13.34
2014 11.76

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in Lao PDR was 2.94 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 22 years was 3.23 in 2013, while its lowest value was 1.50 in 2000.

Definition: General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1992 2.33
1996 2.43
1997 2.13
2000 1.50
2001 1.99
2002 2.83
2004 2.41
2005 2.41
2006 2.96
2007 3.08
2008 2.28
2009 1.65
2010 1.71
2011 1.71
2012 1.82
2013 3.23
2014 2.94

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs