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
0246200420122021

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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Costa Rica vs Uganda: Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 16 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/initial-private-expenditure-on-education-household-as-a-percentage-of-gdp-percent/costa-rica/uganda/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/initial-private-expenditure-on-education-household-as-a-percentage-of-gdp-percent/costa-rica/uganda/">Costa Rica vs Uganda: Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage of GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
87 places, 1,097 data points, 1998–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release