Ecuador — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Ecuador, 1970–2024.
Education spending for Ecuador was 3.69% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 26 years, from 1970 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 6.87% in 1986. The lowest was 1.20% in 2000 (about 3.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.14% per year.
Ecuador ranks 108 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 63%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 4.27%, so Ecuador sits below it. It peaked in 1986 and has fallen 46% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved down 29%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 22 of 36 economies; Aruba (3.62%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 276% in 2009. That is 14% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1970 level: doubled by 1984. Doubling roughly every 61 years at that pace.
Key figures
Full history — 1970 to 2024
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.69% | -0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 3.82% | +0.2 pp |
| 2022 | 3.61% | -0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 3.66% | -0.6 pp |
| 2020 | 4.26% | +0.0 pp |
| 2019 | 4.25% | -0.4 pp |
| 2018 | 4.63% | +0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 4.61% | +0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 4.46% | -0.6 pp |
| 2015 | 5.11% | -0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 5.21% | +0.3 pp |
| 2013 | 4.93% | +0.3 pp |
| 2012 | 4.65% | -0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 4.74% | +0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 4.6% | +0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 4.52% | +3.3 pp |
| 2000 | 1.2% | -0.3 pp |
| 1999 | 1.55% | -0.6 pp |
| 1998 | 2.2% | +0.2 pp |
| 1995 | 2% | -4.9 pp |
| 1986 | 6.87% | +1.6 pp |
| 1985 | 5.23% | +1.0 pp |
| 1984 | 4.2% | +1.8 pp |
| 1977 | 2.42% | +0.5 pp |
| 1971 | 1.88% | -0.1 pp |
| 1970 | 2% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Ecuador’s Education spending in 1971?
1.88% (1971). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Ecuador’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 1970 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +84.3% in total — about 1.1% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 3.69%; 2023: 3.82%; 2022: 3.61%; 2021: 3.66%; 2020: 4.26%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS — Government Education Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.