Costa Rica vs Slovakia: Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita
Costa Rica
20.8%
in 2018
Slovakia
20.8%
in 2016
Costa Rica rank
26th
Slovakia rank
27th
Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Slovakia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 20.8% against 20.8% in Slovakia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 26th and Slovakia ranks 27th 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 | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.5% | 10.0% | 7.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 16.4% | 13.4% | 3.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 24.8% | 20.3% | 4.6% | 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 Slovakia?
- Costa Rica, at 20.8% against 20.8% in Slovakia 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 Slovakia?
- 0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Slovakia?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
- How do Costa Rica and Slovakia 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 Slovakia ranks 27th 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.