El Salvador vs Nepal: Government expenditure on tertiary education, US$

El Salvador
86.05 millions
in 2018
Nepal
79.99 millions
in 2015
El Salvador rank
111th
Nepal rank
114th

Government expenditure on tertiary education, US$ over time

  • El Salvador
  • Nepal
020406080100197519962018

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 86.05 millions against 79.99 millions in Nepal, a difference of 6.06 millions.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Nepal ahead.

El Salvador ranks 111th and Nepal ranks 114th of 158 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Nepal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Nepal Difference Ahead
1990s 24.54 millions 29.82 millions 5.28 millions Nepal
2000s 42.48 millions 35.13 millions 7.34 millions El Salvador
2010s 72.48 millions 77.31 millions 4.83 millions Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government expenditure on tertiary education, us$, El Salvador or Nepal?
El Salvador, at 86.05 millions against 79.99 millions in Nepal as of 2018.
What is the difference in government expenditure on tertiary education, us$ between El Salvador and Nepal?
6.06 millions, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nepal?
10 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2015.
How do El Salvador and Nepal rank globally for government expenditure on tertiary education, us$?
El Salvador ranks 111th and Nepal ranks 114th of 158 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Government expenditure on tertiary education, US$ (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, US$ (millions)
Unit
millions
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
158 places, 3,257 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on tertiary education (current, capital, and transfers) in millions US$ (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 US$. 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/