El Salvador vs Uganda: Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP

El Salvador
0.3%
in 2024
Uganda
0.3%
in 2014
El Salvador rank
142nd
Uganda rank
143rd

Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP over time

  • El Salvador
  • Uganda
0.20.40.60.81197119972024

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Uganda, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Uganda ahead.

El Salvador ranks 142nd and Uganda ranks 143rd of 173 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Uganda Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2% 0.7% 0.5% Uganda
2000s 0.5% 0.3% 0.1% El Salvador
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.1% El Salvador

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 Uganda?
El Salvador, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Uganda as of 2024.
What is the difference in government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp between El Salvador and Uganda?
0.0%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Uganda?
6 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
How do El Salvador and Uganda rank globally for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp?
El Salvador ranks 142nd and Uganda ranks 143rd 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

Indicator
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
173 places, 3,953 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release