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

Ecuador

15.5%

in 2025

Uruguay

15.6%

in 2023

Ecuador rank

58th

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 Ecuador, a difference of 0.1%.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.

Globally, Ecuador ranks 58th 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.