Ecuador vs Uruguay: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government
Ecuador
15.5%
in 2025
Uruguay
15.6%
in 2023
Ecuador rank
58th
Uruguay rank
56th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government over time
- Ecuador
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 15.6% against 15.5% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Uruguay ahead.
Ecuador ranks 58th and Uruguay ranks 56th of 197 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 5.4% | 0.0% | 5.4% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 8.4% | 3.4% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 15.3% | 4.1% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 14.8% | 5.0% | Uruguay |
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 Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 15.6% against 15.5% in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in expenditure on education as a percentage of total government between Ecuador and Uruguay?
- 0.1%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Uruguay?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Uruguay rank globally for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- Ecuador ranks 58th and Uruguay ranks 56th 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