Ecuador vs Sierra Leone: Expenditure on school books and teaching material as % of total
Ecuador
9.1%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
13.9%
in 2022
Ecuador rank
2nd
Sierra Leone rank
1st
Expenditure on school books and teaching material as % of total over time
- Ecuador
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 13.9% against 9.1% in Ecuador, a difference of 4.8%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.5 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Ecuador ranks 2nd and Sierra Leone ranks 1st of 45 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.5% | 14.4% | 1.8% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 15.2% | 5.9% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expenditure on school books and teaching material as % of total, Ecuador or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 13.9% against 9.1% in Ecuador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in expenditure on school books and teaching material as % of total between Ecuador and Sierra Leone?
- 4.8%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Sierra Leone?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2022.
- How do Ecuador and Sierra Leone rank globally for expenditure on school books and teaching material as % of total?
- Ecuador ranks 2nd and Sierra Leone ranks 1st of 45 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Expenditure on school books and teaching material as % of total expenditure in primary public institutions (%). 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