El Salvador vs Uruguay: Government expenditure on primary education, PPP$

El Salvador
939.07 millions
in 2018
Uruguay
880.02 millions
in 2018
El Salvador rank
74th
Uruguay rank
75th

Government expenditure on primary education, PPP$ over time

  • El Salvador
  • Uruguay
2004006008001.0k199120042018

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 939.07 millions against 880.02 millions in Uruguay, a difference of 59.05 millions.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 74th and Uruguay ranks 75th of 134 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Uruguay Difference Ahead
1990s 380.53 millions 268.93 millions 111.6 millions El Salvador
2000s 506.07 millions 292.9 millions 213.17 millions El Salvador
2010s 926.24 millions 831.25 millions 94.99 millions El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government expenditure on primary education, ppp$, El Salvador or Uruguay?
El Salvador, at 939.07 millions against 880.02 millions in Uruguay as of 2018.
What is the difference in government expenditure on primary education, ppp$ between El Salvador and Uruguay?
59.05 millions, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Uruguay?
9 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do El Salvador and Uruguay rank globally for government expenditure on primary education, ppp$?
El Salvador ranks 74th and Uruguay ranks 75th of 134 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Government expenditure on primary education, PPP$ (millions). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Government expenditure on primary education, PPP$ (millions)
Unit
millions
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
134 places, 1,910 data points, 1990–2019
Last refreshed

Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on primary education (current, capital, and transfers), in millions PPP$ (at purchasing power parity), in nominal value. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. Total government expenditure for a given level of education (e.g. primary, secondary, or all levels combined) in national currency is converted to PPP$. Limitations: In some instances data on total government expenditure on education refers only to the Ministry of Education, excluding other ministries which may also spend a part of their budget on educational activities. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/