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Colombia - Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 5.26

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 203 economies tracked

Latest value

5.26 (2020)

Global rank

##57 of 203 economies

Share of global total

0.7%

Growth since 1979

3.01×

Ranking Race — Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#23#45#67#89#111#1331970198019902000201020202025#54#572019 overtook Uruguay2020 overtook Argentina
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Real annual global ranks, 1970 - 2025. Colombia climbed from #54 to #57 (overtook Uruguay). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Colombia ↓

Key Events — Colombia

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1981
Climbed 18 places in global rank auto
2000
Fell 22 places in global rank auto
2008
Fell 16 places in global rank auto
2009
Climbed 17 places in global rank auto
2019
Overtook Uruguay in global rank auto
2020
Overtook Argentina in global rank auto

Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP), 1979-2020

World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1979198919992009201920201.732.914.085.26
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