group_vars files are sorted and then read

group-vars-order/.vscode/settings.json

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+{
+    "workbench.colorCustomizations": {
+        "activityBar.background": "#008327",
+        "activityBar.foreground": "#e7e7e7",
+        "activityBar.inactiveForeground": "#e7e7e799",
+        "activityBarBadge.background": "#3900bf",
+        "activityBarBadge.foreground": "#e7e7e7",
+        "titleBar.activeBackground": "#005018",
+        "titleBar.inactiveBackground": "#00501899",
+        "titleBar.activeForeground": "#e7e7e7",
+        "titleBar.inactiveForeground": "#e7e7e799",
+        "statusBar.background": "#005018",
+        "statusBarItem.hoverBackground": "#008327",
+        "statusBar.foreground": "#e7e7e7"
+    }
+}

group-vars-order/group-vars-order.yaml

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+- name: group_vars files are sorted and evaluated in order
+  hosts: localhost
+  gather_facts: no
+  tasks:
+  - assert:
+      that:
+      - test == 3
+  

group-vars-order/group_vars/all/01.yaml

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+test: 1

group-vars-order/group_vars/all/02.yaml

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+test: 2

group-vars-order/group_vars/all/03.yaml

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+test: 3