El Salvador vs Sri Lanka: Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP
El Salvador
0.3%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.3%
in 2022
El Salvador rank
142nd
Sri Lanka rank
145th
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP over time
- El Salvador
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
El Salvador ranks 142nd and Sri Lanka ranks 145th of 173 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp, El Salvador or Sri Lanka?
- El Salvador, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp between El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2022.
- How do El Salvador and Sri Lanka rank globally for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 142nd and Sri Lanka ranks 145th of 173 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Government expenditure on tertiary 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