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Uruguay - Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 4.76

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

Latest value

4.76 (2023)

Global rank

##35 of 203 economies

Share of global total

1.0%

Growth since 1979

2.39×

Ranking Race — Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#23#45#67#89#111#1331970198019902000201020202025#53#352022 overtook Mauritius2023 overtook Tajikistan
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Real annual global ranks, 1970 - 2025. Uruguay climbed from #53 to #35 (overtook Mauritius). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

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Key Events — Uruguay

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2002
Fell 17 places in global rank auto
2022
Overtook Mauritius in global rank auto
2023
Overtook Tajikistan in global rank auto
2023
Climbed 35 places in global rank auto

Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP), 1979-2023

World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1979201920231.992.913.844.76

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