Ecuador vs Switzerland: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education
Ecuador
15.5%
in 2025
Switzerland
15.4%
in 2022
Ecuador rank
58th
Switzerland rank
60th
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education over time
- Ecuador
- Switzerland
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 15.5% against 15.4% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Ecuador ranks 58th and Switzerland ranks 60th of 194 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.8% | 14.4% | 5.7% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 9.1% | 15.0% | 5.9% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 15.4% | 4.0% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 14.8% | 4.9% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education, Ecuador or Switzerland?
- Ecuador, at 15.5% against 15.4% in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education between Ecuador and Switzerland?
- 0.1%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Switzerland?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.
- How do Ecuador and Switzerland rank globally for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Ecuador ranks 58th and Switzerland ranks 60th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.