Which has higher government expenditure on education, total, Ecuador or Viet Nam?

Ecuador, at 15.5% against 15.4% in Viet Nam as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Viet Nam?

11 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ecuador vs Viet Nam: Government expenditure on education, total

Ecuador

15.5%

in 2025

Viet Nam

15.4%

in 2022

Ecuador rank

58th

Viet Nam rank

59th

Government expenditure on education, total over time

Ecuador
Viet Nam

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 15.5% against 15.4% in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.1%.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Viet Nam has been ahead every year.

Ecuador ranks 58th and Viet Nam ranks 59th of 193 countries.

Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
2000s	13.2%	15.2%	2.0%	Viet Nam
2010s	11.4%	17.1%	5.7%	Viet Nam
2020s	9.9%	14.9%	5.0%	Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government expenditure on education, total, Ecuador or Viet Nam?: Ecuador, at 15.5% against 15.4% in Viet Nam as of 2025.
What is the difference in government expenditure on education, total between Ecuador and Viet Nam?: 0.1%, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Viet Nam?: 11 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2022.
How do Ecuador and Viet Nam rank globally for government expenditure on education, total?: Ecuador ranks 58th and Viet Nam ranks 59th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Ecuador vs Viet Nam: Government expenditure on education, total. Statizoid, drawing on Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/government-expenditure-on-education-total-percent-of-government-expenditure/ecuador/viet-nam/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/government-expenditure-on-education-total-percent-of-government-expenditure/ecuador/viet-nam/">Ecuador vs Viet Nam: Government expenditure on education, total</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure)
Unit: % of government expenditure
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 5,722 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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.