Canada vs Uruguay: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education
Canada
4.8%
in 2022
Uruguay
4.8%
in 2023
Canada rank
70th
Uruguay rank
71st
Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time
- Canada
- Uruguay
How they compare
Canada currently reports 4.8% against 4.8% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 70th and Uruguay ranks 71st of 199 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.7% | 2.0% | 4.7% | Canada |
| 1980s | 6.3% | 2.6% | 3.8% | Canada |
| 1990s | 6.4% | 2.4% | 4.0% | Canada |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 2.6% | 2.5% | Canada |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 4.4% | 0.5% | Canada |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 4.5% | 0.3% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending on education overall vs. primary education, Canada or Uruguay?
- Canada, at 4.8% against 4.8% in Uruguay as of 2022.
- What is the difference in government spending on education overall vs. primary education between Canada and Uruguay?
- 0.0%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Uruguay?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Uruguay rank globally for government spending on education overall vs. primary education?
- Canada ranks 70th and Uruguay ranks 71st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Government spending on education overall vs. primary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.