Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 15.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Ecuador, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 15.5% for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 59.8% on the previous year and up 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Ecuador peaked at 15.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2000.
That places Ecuador 58th out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.8% | 6.7% | 10.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.1% | 5.0% | 13.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 10.5% | 13.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 9.3% | 15.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More economy & growth data for Ecuador
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 75.5% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 15.63 billion constant LCU (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 62.7% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 98.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 98.45 billion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 87.38 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 2.3% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 15.92 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 17.25 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Ecuador?
- Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Ecuador was 15.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 15.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Ecuador ranks 58th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.7%. 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 Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.