Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP
Costa Rica
1.32
in 2021
Ecuador
1.08
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
4th
Ecuador rank
7th
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.32 against 1.08 in Ecuador, a difference of 0.24.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 4th and Ecuador ranks 7th of 31 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Ecuador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.91 | 1.23 | 0.6791 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.9905 | 0.2938 | 0.6967 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.02 | 0.7134 | 0.3107 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.37 | 1.71 | 0.3352 | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 1.37 | 1.1 | 0.2633 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp, Costa Rica or Ecuador?
- Costa Rica, at 1.32 against 1.08 in Ecuador as of 2021.
- What is the difference in government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 0.24, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2021.
- How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 4th and Ecuador ranks 7th of 31 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, published as Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.