El Salvador vs Zambia: Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP
El Salvador
0.3%
in 2024
Zambia
0.3%
in 2017
El Salvador rank
142nd
Zambia rank
141st
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP over time
- El Salvador
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Zambia ahead.
El Salvador ranks 142nd and Zambia ranks 141st of 173 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2% | 1.0% | 0.8% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Zambia |
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 Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.3% against 0.3% in El Salvador as of 2017.
- What is the difference in government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp between El Salvador and Zambia?
- 0.0%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Zambia?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2017.
- How do El Salvador and Zambia rank globally for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 142nd and Zambia ranks 141st 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