Costa Rica vs Norway: Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP
Costa Rica
5.3%
in 2023
Norway
5.4%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
32nd
Norway rank
29th
Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 5.4% against 5.3% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 32nd and Norway ranks 29th of 185 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.0% | 5.8% | 0.9% | Norway |
| 1990s | 4.2% | 7.3% | 3.1% | Norway |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 6.8% | 1.9% | Norway |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 7.4% | 0.8% | Norway |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 6.9% | 0.8% | Norway |
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 Norway?
- Norway, 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 Norway?
- 0.1%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Norway?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Norway rank globally for initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 32nd and Norway ranks 29th 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