Uruguay - Public spending on education

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Uruguay was 23.12 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 48.58 in 1980, while its lowest value was 23.12 in 2017.

Definition: Expenditure on primary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1979 45.41
1980 48.58
1984 39.28
1985 37.68
1986 35.76
1991 34.89
1992 33.56
1994 35.55
1995 26.72
1996 30.41
2000 32.55
2001 37.16
2002 32.97
2003 31.10
2004 32.47
2005 33.78
2006 33.33
2011 27.88
2016 23.56
2017 23.12

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Uruguay was 34.68 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 37.79 in 2000, while its lowest value was 24.05 in 1995.

Definition: Expenditure on secondary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1979 33.66
1980 33.59
1984 29.86
1985 29.54
1986 28.09
1991 28.31
1992 28.20
1994 31.92
1995 24.05
1996 27.20
2000 37.79
2001 32.50
2002 34.43
2003 32.47
2004 34.51
2005 35.50
2006 35.98
2011 33.17
2016 34.01
2017 34.68

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Uruguay was 24.80 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 26.83 in 2011, while its lowest value was 17.79 in 1980.

Definition: Expenditure on tertiary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1979 20.82
1980 17.79
1984 21.53
1985 23.20
1986 25.66
1991 25.92
1992 25.82
1994 26.67
1995 25.97
1996 19.47
2000 20.48
2001 21.07
2002 21.47
2003 25.94
2004 24.30
2005 21.83
2006 22.00
2011 26.83
2016 25.11
2017 24.80

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in Uruguay was 15.39 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 21 years was 17.68 in 2012, while its lowest value was 6.84 in 2003.

Definition: General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on all sectors (including health, education, social services, etc.). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2000 8.36
2001 9.23
2002 7.71
2003 6.84
2004 8.61
2005 9.47
2006 9.84
2010 17.45
2011 15.16
2012 17.68
2013 17.60
2014 17.56
2015 17.01
2016 14.71
2017 14.93
2018 15.19
2019 15.08
2020 16.36
2021 15.39

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in Uruguay was 4.68 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 4.68 in 2019, while its lowest value was 1.99 in 1979.

Definition: General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1979 1.99
1980 2.16
1984 2.37
1985 2.57
1986 3.10
1991 2.48
1992 2.41
1994 2.27
1995 2.52
1996 2.87
1998 2.24
2000 2.42
2001 2.80
2002 2.32
2003 2.07
2004 2.50
2005 2.71
2006 2.88
2011 4.36
2016 4.38
2017 4.49
2018 4.66
2019 4.68

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs