Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP
Costa Rica
0.5%
in 2023
Uruguay
0.5%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
46th
Uruguay rank
47th
Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Uruguay ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 46th and Uruguay ranks 47th of 169 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Uruguay |
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 Uruguay?
- Costa Rica, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 46th and Uruguay ranks 47th 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