Ecuador Education Spending 1998-2023

General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on all sectors (including health, education, social services, etc.). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.
  • Ecuador education spending for 2022 was 14.34%, a 3.94% increase from 2021.
  • Ecuador education spending for 2021 was 10.40%, a 1.12% decline from 2020.
  • Ecuador education spending for 2020 was 11.51%, a 0.09% decline from 2019.
  • Ecuador education spending for 2019 was 11.61%, a 2.94% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Education Spending (% of GDP)
Namibia 24.71%
Dominican Republic 22.44%
Malaysia 20.20%
South Africa 19.75%
Guatemala 19.40%
Peru 18.22%
Algeria 15.35%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 15.23%
Thailand 14.64%
Ecuador 14.34%
Azerbaijan 13.00%
St. Lucia 12.67%
Tonga 11.94%
Paraguay 10.94%
Grenada 9.87%
Dominica 7.07%
Nauru 6.98%
Ecuador Education Spending - Historical Data
Year Education Spending (% of GDP) Annual Change
2022 14.34% 3.94%
2021 10.40% -1.12%
2020 11.51% -0.09%
2019 11.61% -2.94%
2018 14.55% 0.68%
2017 13.87% 1.07%
2016 12.80% 0.20%
2015 12.60% 0.53%
2014 12.07% 0.63%
2013 11.44% -0.09%
2012 11.53% -0.44%
2011 11.98% -1.02%
2010 13.00% -0.18%
2009 13.17% 8.22%
2000 4.96% -1.71%
1999 6.67% -4.18%
1998 10.85% -4.18%