Costa Rica vs Uganda: Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage
Costa Rica
2.8%
in 2021
Uganda
3.0%
in 2014
Costa Rica rank
8th
Uganda rank
5th
Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage over time
- Costa Rica
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 3.0% against 2.8% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Uganda ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 8th and Uganda ranks 5th of 87 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage, Costa Rica or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 3.0% against 2.8% in Costa Rica as of 2014.
- What is the difference in initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage between Costa Rica and Uganda?
- 0.2%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uganda?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2014.
- How do Costa Rica and Uganda rank globally for initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage?
- Costa Rica ranks 8th and Uganda ranks 5th of 87 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Initial private expenditure on education (household) 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