Education expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Uruguay

Education expenditure (% of GDP) in Uruguay in 2023 — 4.76%. Ranked 35 in the world out of 121. Since 1979, the indicator has risen by 2.78 pp.

2023 4.76% +0.29 pp vs 2022
World rank 35of 121
Period maximum 4.76%2023
Period minimum 1.99%1979

Trend over time

1979–2023 · % of GDP

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Uruguay, 1979–20231234519791984198919941999200420092014201920231979: 1.99%1980: 2.16%1984: 2.37%1985: 2.57%1986: 3.1%1991: 2.48%1992: 2.41%1994: 2.27%1995: 2.52%1996: 2.87%1998: 2.24%2000: 2.42%2001: 2.8%2002: 2.32%2003: 2.07%2004: 2.5%2005: 2.71%2006: 2.86%2011: 4.15%2012: 4.09%2013: 4.24%2014: 4.27%2015: 4.21%2016: 4.36%2017: 4.42%2018: 4.6%2019: 4.63%2020: 4.55%2021: 4.46%2022: 4.48%2023: 4.76%
Change over the period: +2.78 pp Annual average: 0.06 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Uruguay

Uruguay 4.76%
World 3.57%
Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Uruguay, by year Uruguay All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 4.76 +0.29 pp
2022 4.48 +0.02 pp
2021 4.46 −0.09 pp
2020 4.55 −0.08 pp
2019 4.63 +0.02 pp
2018 4.6 +0.19 pp
2017 4.42 +0.05 pp
2016 4.36 +0.16 pp
2015 4.21 −0.06 pp
2014 4.27 +0.03 pp
2013 4.24 +0.15 pp
2012 4.09 −0.06 pp
2011 4.15
2006 2.86 +0.14 pp
2005 2.71 +0.22 pp
2004 2.5 +0.43 pp
2003 2.07 −0.25 pp
2002 2.32 −0.48 pp
2001 2.8 +0.38 pp
2000 2.42
1998 2.24
1996 2.87 +0.35 pp
1995 2.52 +0.25 pp
1994 2.27
1992 2.41 −0.07 pp
1991 2.48
1986 3.1 +0.54 pp
1985 2.57 +0.19 pp
1984 2.37
1980 2.16 +0.17 pp
1979 1.99

South America, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Total government expenditure on education (current, capital and transfers) as a percentage of GDP, covering all levels from preprimary to tertiary. The international benchmark of the Incheon Declaration is 4–6% of GDP. The indicator leaves out private spending by households, which in some countries is comparable to public spending.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.