Costa Rica vs Lesotho: Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita
Costa Rica
20.8%
in 2018
Lesotho
20.7%
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
26th
Lesotho rank
29th
Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Lesotho
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 20.8% against 20.7% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Lesotho ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 26th and Lesotho ranks 29th of 122 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.5% | 33.5% | 16.1% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 15.4% | 23.7% | 8.3% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 20.7% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of gdp per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. gdp per capita, Costa Rica or Lesotho?
- Costa Rica, at 20.8% against 20.7% in Lesotho as of 2018.
- What is the difference in share of gdp per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. gdp per capita between Costa Rica and Lesotho?
- 0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Lesotho?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
- How do Costa Rica and Lesotho rank globally for share of gdp per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 26th and Lesotho ranks 29th of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
GDP per capita data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.