Uruguay vs Zambia: Government expenditure per student, primary

Uruguay
12.6%
in 2017
Zambia
12.9%
in 2017
Uruguay rank
81st
Zambia rank
79th

Government expenditure per student, primary over time

  • Uruguay
  • Zambia
468101214199920082017

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 12.9% against 12.6% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Uruguay ahead.

Uruguay ranks 81st and Zambia ranks 79th of 122 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Uruguay averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Uruguay Zambia Difference Ahead
2000s 7.7% 6.4% 1.2% Uruguay
2010s 12.5% 12.9% 0.4% Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government expenditure per student, primary, Uruguay or Zambia?
Zambia, at 12.9% against 12.6% in Uruguay as of 2017.
What is the difference in government expenditure per student, primary between Uruguay and Zambia?
0.3%, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Uruguay and Zambia?
5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do Uruguay and Zambia rank globally for government expenditure per student, primary?
Uruguay ranks 81st and Zambia ranks 79th of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Government expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Uruguay vs Zambia: Government expenditure per student, primary. Statizoid, drawing on Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Retrieved 13 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/government-expenditure-per-student-primary-percent-of-gdp-per-capita/uruguay/zambia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/government-expenditure-per-student-primary-percent-of-gdp-per-capita/uruguay/zambia/">Uruguay vs Zambia: Government expenditure per student, primary</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Government expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita)
Unit
% of GDP per capita
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
143 places, 1,741 data points, 1995–2018
Last refreshed

Government expenditure per student is the average general government expenditure (current, capital, and transfers) per student in the given level of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP per capita.