El Salvador vs Laos: Government expenditure on tertiary education, PPP$

El Salvador
186.56 millions
in 2018
Laos
158.25 millions
in 2014
El Salvador rank
109th
Laos rank
110th

Government expenditure on tertiary education, PPP$ over time

  • El Salvador
  • Laos
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 186.56 millions against 158.25 millions in Laos, a difference of 28.31 millions.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Laos's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 109th and Laos ranks 110th of 145 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Laos Difference Ahead
2000s 97.96 millions 47.39 millions 50.57 millions El Salvador
2010s 144.54 millions 117.78 millions 26.76 millions El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government expenditure on tertiary education, ppp$, El Salvador or Laos?
El Salvador, at 186.56 millions against 158.25 millions in Laos as of 2018.
What is the difference in government expenditure on tertiary education, ppp$ between El Salvador and Laos?
28.31 millions, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Laos?
7 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2014.
How do El Salvador and Laos rank globally for government expenditure on tertiary education, ppp$?
El Salvador ranks 109th and Laos ranks 110th of 145 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Government expenditure on tertiary education, PPP$ (millions). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Government expenditure on tertiary education, PPP$ (millions)
Unit
millions
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
145 places, 2,109 data points, 1984–2019
Last refreshed

Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on tertiary 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/