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

Iceland

15.7%

in 2022

Uruguay

15.6%

in 2023

Iceland rank

54th

Uruguay rank

56th

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

Iceland currently reports 15.7% against 15.6% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Iceland ahead.

Globally, Iceland ranks 54th 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.