Costa Rica vs Sierra Leone: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government
Costa Rica
20.4%
in 2023
Sierra Leone
20.5%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
16th
Sierra Leone rank
14th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government over time
- Costa Rica
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 20.5% against 20.4% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 16th and Sierra Leone ranks 14th of 197 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.4% | 17.7% | 2.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 25.3% | 18.9% | 6.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 32.3% | 4.7% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expenditure on education as a percentage of total government, Costa Rica or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 20.5% against 20.4% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in expenditure on education as a percentage of total government between Costa Rica and Sierra Leone?
- 0.1%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sierra Leone?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Sierra Leone rank globally for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- Costa Rica ranks 16th and Sierra Leone ranks 14th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure (%) (UIS calculation). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release