Costa Rica vs WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government
Costa Rica
20.4%
in 2023
WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
13.8%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
16th
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank
14th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government over time
- Costa Rica
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 20.4% against 13.8% in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 6.6%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.5 times WB: Middle Income (july 2025)'s.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 16th and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 14th 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 Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.4% | 15.5% | 4.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 25.1% | 15.5% | 9.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 25.8% | 14.1% | 11.7% | 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 Income (july 2025)?
- Costa Rica, at 20.4% against 13.8% in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in expenditure on education as a percentage of total government between Costa Rica and WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 6.6%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- Costa Rica ranks 16th and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 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