Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in Ecuador
Ecuador: Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP was 1.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in Ecuador, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 1.0% for government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in Ecuador peaked at 3.2% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2000.
Ecuador ranks 106th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8% | — |
| 1971 | 0.9% | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.9% | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 1.7% | +93.8% |
| 1985 | 2.3% | +33.8% |
| 1986 | 3.2% | +38.7% |
| 1995 | 0.7% | -78.7% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | -13.5% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | -22.2% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | +256.7% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -12.2% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | -11.4% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -15.6% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 3 |
| 1980s | 2.4% | 1.7% | 3.2% | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.5% | 1.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More education data for Ecuador
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 93,535 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 5,078 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 288,731 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 291,075 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0951 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in Ecuador?
- Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in Ecuador was 1.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 1986.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Ecuador ranks 106th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release