Costa Rica vs Nepal: Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage
Costa Rica
0.8%
in 2023
Nepal
0.8%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
48th
Nepal rank
46th
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage over time
- Costa Rica
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 0.8% against 0.8% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 48th and Nepal ranks 46th of 122 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage, Costa Rica or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 0.8% against 0.8% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage between Costa Rica and Nepal?
- 0.0%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nepal?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Nepal rank globally for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage?
- Costa Rica ranks 48th and Nepal ranks 46th of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Government expenditure on upper secondary 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