Education expenditure in the budget in Costa Rica in 2023 — 20.38%. Ranked 14 in the world out of 113. Since 1982, the indicator has risen by 20.38 pp.
1982–2023 · % of government expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Costa Rica
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 20.38 | −1.2 pp |
| 2022 | 21.58 | −9.58 pp |
| 2021 | 31.17 | +1.08 pp |
| 2020 | 30.08 | −2.51 pp |
| 2019 | 32.59 | +6.5 pp |
| 2018 | 26.09 | −4.06 pp |
| 2017 | 30.15 | +6.73 pp |
| 2016 | 23.42 | +0.05 pp |
| 2015 | 23.37 | +0.26 pp |
| 2014 | 23.11 | +0.28 pp |
| 2013 | 22.83 | −0.67 pp |
| 2012 | 23.5 | +0.49 pp |
| 2011 | 23.01 | +0.13 pp |
| 2010 | 22.88 | −0.53 pp |
| 2009 | 23.41 | +2.6 pp |
| 2008 | 20.81 | −0.21 pp |
| 2007 | 21.02 | +0.38 pp |
| 2006 | 20.64 | — |
| 2004 | 20.43 | +0.28 pp |
| 2003 | 20.15 | +0.91 pp |
| 2002 | 19.24 | +0.09 pp |
| 2001 | 19.15 | +0.33 pp |
| 2000 | 18.82 | −3.1 pp |
| 1999 | 21.92 | — |
| 1996 | 19.11 | +2.37 pp |
| 1995 | 16.74 | — |
| 1989 | 17.66 | −0.7 pp |
| 1988 | 18.36 | — |
| 1986 | 30.32 | — |
| 1983 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1982 | 0 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Government expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure. Unlike the share of GDP, it shows the priority within the budget: a country may spend little on education as a percentage of GDP, yet with a small state that turns out to be a significant part of all expenditure. The international benchmark agreed under the Dakar Framework for Action is fifteen to twenty percent of the budget.
Important: The aggregate is weighted by government consumption in dollars: it accounts for about two thirds of all budget expenditure, and the source does not publish absolute spending. The same device is used for military expenditure in the budget.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.
Government spending on education at all levels as a percentage of GDP.
Public Finance Government expenseHow much the state spends in a year — including wages, pensions, benefits and interest on debt.
Education Harmonized test scoresWhat children have actually learned — a score on a scale that brings different international tests together.
