Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Ecuador
Ecuador: Government spending on education as a share of GDP was 3.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Ecuador, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government spending on education as a share of gdp in Ecuador is 3.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Ecuador peaked at 6.9% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2000.
That places Ecuador 119th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 2.4% | 3 |
| 1980s | 5.4% | 4.2% | 6.9% | 3 |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 2.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 1.2% | 4.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 4.2% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.6% | 4.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 116 Dominican Republic 3.8% compare
- 117 Djibouti 3.8% compare
- 120 Nepal 3.7% compare
- 121 Azerbaijan 3.7% compare
- 122 Aruba 3.6% compare
More education data for Ecuador
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 77,432 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.81 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending on education as a share of gdp in Ecuador?
- Government spending on education as a share of gdp in Ecuador was 3.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9% in 1986.
- What is the lowest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Ecuador ranks 119th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government spending on education as a share of gdp rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending on education as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.