Costa Rica vs Norway: Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP
Costa Rica
0.5%
in 2023
Norway
0.5%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
46th
Norway rank
43rd
Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Norway ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 46th and Norway ranks 43rd of 169 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.5% | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.3% | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.3% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp, Costa Rica or Norway?
- Norway, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp between Costa Rica and Norway?
- 0.0%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Norway?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Norway rank globally for government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 46th and Norway ranks 43rd of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP (%). 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