Spain vs Uruguay: Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP
Spain
0.4%
in 2022
Uruguay
0.5%
in 2023
Spain rank
49th
Uruguay rank
47th
Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP over time
- Spain
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Spain, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 49th and Uruguay ranks 47th of 169 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Spain |
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, Spain or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp between Spain and Uruguay?
- 0.1%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Uruguay?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2022.
- How do Spain and Uruguay rank globally for government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Spain ranks 49th and Uruguay ranks 47th 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