Korea vs Uruguay: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government
Korea
14.8%
in 2010
Uruguay
14.3%
in 2006
Korea rank
35th
Uruguay rank
38th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government over time
- Korea
- Uruguay
How they compare
Korea currently reports 14.8% against 14.3% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 35th and Uruguay ranks 38th of 123 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expenditure on education as a percentage of total government, Korea or Uruguay?
- Korea, at 14.8% against 14.3% in Uruguay as of 2010.
- What is the difference in expenditure on education as a percentage of total government between Korea and Uruguay?
- 0.5%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Uruguay?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2006.
- How do Korea and Uruguay rank globally for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- Korea ranks 35th and Uruguay ranks 38th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure (%) (IMF calculation). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release