Education spending in Ecuador
Government spending on education in Ecuador was equal to 3.7% of GDP in 2024.
Ecuador, 2024
3.7%
Change from 2023
−0.1percentage points
World, 2023
3.6%
Education spending in Ecuador over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ecuador | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.7% | – |
| 2023 | 3.8% | 3.6% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | 3.9% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | 4.2% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | 4.2% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | 4.2% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | 4.2% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | 4.2% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | 4.2% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | 4.3% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | 4.0% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | 4.1% |
| 2010 | 4.6% | 4.2% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | 4.7% |
| 2008 | – | 4.2% |
| 2007 | – | 4.0% |
| 2006 | – | 4.0% |
| 2005 | – | 4.0% |
| 2004 | – | 3.9% |
| 2003 | – | 4.1% |
| 2002 | – | 3.9% |
| 2001 | – | 3.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 3.8% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 5.2%, the figure has changed by −1.5 percentage points.
More for Ecuador
All statistics for Ecuador
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
67.9%
2023 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
97.2%
2023 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
18.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
98.1%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
91.7%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
80.8%
2024 · UNESCO UIS