Algeria vs Uruguay: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education

Algeria

15.5%

in 2025

Uruguay

15.6%

in 2023

Algeria rank

57th

Uruguay rank

56th

Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education over time

Uruguay currently reports 15.6% against 15.5% in Algeria, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Algeria ahead.

Globally, Algeria ranks 57th and Uruguay ranks 56th of 194 countries.

Indicator: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,043 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.