Initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant PPP$ in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant PPP$ was 5,627 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant PPP$ in Costa Rica, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant ppp$ in Costa Rica stood at 5,627.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant ppp$ in Costa Rica peaked at 5,863 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2,782, in 2004.
That places Costa Rica 42nd out of 98 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant PPP$ in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3,665 | — |
| 2000 | 3,262 | -11.0% |
| 2001 | 3,152 | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 3,574 | +13.4% |
| 2004 | 2,782 | -22.2% |
| 2006 | 2,908 | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 3,267 | +12.4% |
| 2008 | 3,538 | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 4,094 | +15.7% |
| 2010 | 4,633 | +13.2% |
| 2011 | 4,775 | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 5,206 | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 5,225 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 5,300 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 5,841 | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 5,863 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 5,805 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 5,332 | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 5,703 | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 4,489 | -21.3% |
| 2021 | 4,424 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 5,364 | +21.3% |
| 2023 | 5,627 | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,665 | 3,665 | 3,665 | 1 |
| 2000s | 3,322 | 2,782 | 4,094 | 8 |
| 2010s | 5,368 | 4,633 | 5,863 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,976 | 4,424 | 5,627 | 4 |
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More education data for Costa Rica
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 43,058 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant ppp$ in Costa Rica?
- Initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant ppp$ in Costa Rica was 5,627 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 5,863 in 2016.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,782 in 2004.
- How does Costa Rica rank for initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant ppp$?
- Costa Rica ranks 42nd out of 98 countries with data for 2023.
- Is initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant ppp$ rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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 Initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant PPP$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release