Bulgaria vs Ecuador: Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP
Bulgaria
1.1%
in 2022
Ecuador
0.9%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
4th
Ecuador rank
7th
Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP over time
- Bulgaria
- Ecuador
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1.1% against 0.9% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 4th and Ecuador ranks 7th of 169 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Ecuador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.2% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 1.1% | 0.2% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp, Bulgaria or Ecuador?
- Bulgaria, at 1.1% against 0.9% in Ecuador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp between Bulgaria and Ecuador?
- 0.2%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Ecuador?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Ecuador rank globally for government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Bulgaria ranks 4th and Ecuador ranks 7th of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP (%). 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