Ecuador vs Sweden: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government
Ecuador
15.5%
in 2025
Sweden
15.3%
in 2022
Ecuador rank
58th
Sweden rank
61st
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government over time
- Ecuador
- Sweden
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 15.5% against 15.3% in Sweden, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Sweden ahead.
Ecuador ranks 58th and Sweden ranks 61st of 197 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.8% | 11.8% | 5.9% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 9.1% | 13.0% | 3.9% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 14.6% | 3.2% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 15.4% | 5.5% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expenditure on education as a percentage of total government, Ecuador or Sweden?
- Ecuador, at 15.5% against 15.3% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in expenditure on education as a percentage of total government between Ecuador and Sweden?
- 0.2%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Sweden?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do Ecuador and Sweden rank globally for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- Ecuador ranks 58th and Sweden ranks 61st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure (%) (UIS 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