Costa Rica vs Spain: Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP
Costa Rica
0.5%
in 2023
Spain
0.4%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
46th
Spain rank
49th
Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Spain
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Spain, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Spain ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 46th and Spain ranks 49th of 169 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Spain |
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 Spain?
- Costa Rica, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp between Costa Rica and Spain?
- 0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Spain?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Spain rank globally for government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 46th and Spain ranks 49th 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