Costa Rica vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government
Costa Rica
20.4%
in 2023
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
13.8%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
16th
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank
16th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government over time
- Costa Rica
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 20.4% against 13.8% in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), a difference of 6.6%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.5 times WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2001 it was WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 16th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 16th of 197 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.4% | 17.9% | 2.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 26.0% | 14.5% | 11.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 25.8% | 14.4% | 11.4% | Costa Rica |
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 WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Costa Rica, at 20.4% against 13.8% in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in expenditure on education as a percentage of total government between Costa Rica and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 6.6%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- Costa Rica ranks 16th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 16th 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