Costa Rica vs Korea: Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP
Costa Rica
5.3%
in 2023
Korea
5.4%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
32nd
Korea rank
30th
Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 5.4% against 5.3% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 32nd and Korea ranks 30th of 185 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.0% | 3.8% | 1.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 4.4% | 3.0% | 1.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 4.5% | 2.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 5.0% | 1.1% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp, Costa Rica or Korea?
- Korea, at 5.4% against 5.3% in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp between Costa Rica and Korea?
- 0.1%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Korea?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Korea rank globally for initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 32nd and Korea ranks 30th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Initial government expenditure on 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