Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Costa Rica, 2009–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Costa Rica stood at 0.5%.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Costa Rica peaked at 0.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2009.
Costa Rica ranks 13th of 65 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.4% | — |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +28.6% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -21.6% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37,015 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14,772 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 62,694 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61,047 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 464,490 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 460,126 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0897 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Costa Rica?
- Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Costa Rica was 0.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2009.
- How does Costa Rica rank for government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Costa Rica ranks 13th out of 65 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary vocational education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release