Costa Rica - Public spending on education

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Costa Rica was 28.67 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 47.25 in 1999, while its lowest value was 23.19 in 1982.

Definition: Expenditure on primary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1980 25.84
1982 23.19
1983 24.25
1988 36.64
1989 36.75
1995 38.78
1996 40.58
1999 47.25
2000 46.53
2001 42.76
2002 42.41
2004 45.46
2006 39.42
2007 38.98
2008 39.53
2009 41.25
2010 41.90
2011 39.33
2012 39.10
2013 36.60
2014 36.31
2015 36.84
2016 34.02
2017 28.92
2018 28.67

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Costa Rica was 28.68 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 33.70 in 2013, while its lowest value was 15.55 in 1982.

Definition: Expenditure on secondary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1980 20.73
1982 15.55
1983 17.26
1988 20.52
1989 20.99
1995 23.62
1996 24.51
1999 29.18
2000 28.01
2001 30.69
2002 31.89
2004 27.83
2006 30.09
2007 31.38
2008 30.99
2009 31.29
2010 31.51
2011 32.57
2012 33.12
2013 33.70
2014 33.44
2015 33.68
2016 32.00
2017 31.69
2018 28.68

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Costa Rica was 23.14 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 43.22 in 1986, while its lowest value was 17.29 in 1999.

Definition: Expenditure on tertiary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1980 29.57
1982 37.10
1983 31.09
1986 43.22
1988 42.83
1989 42.27
1995 31.27
1996 28.48
1999 17.29
2000 19.44
2001 19.16
2002 18.81
2004 18.78
2006 20.93
2007 20.91
2008 20.90
2009 18.99
2010 18.42
2011 19.64
2012 19.69
2013 20.51
2014 21.68
2015 22.25
2016 22.95
2017 23.64
2018 23.14

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in Costa Rica was 21.54 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 34 years was 30.32 in 1986, while its lowest value was 16.74 in 1995.

Definition: General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on all sectors (including health, education, social services, etc.). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1986 30.32
1988 18.36
1989 17.66
1995 16.74
1996 19.11
1999 21.92
2000 18.82
2001 19.15
2002 19.24
2003 20.15
2004 20.43
2006 20.64
2007 21.02
2008 20.81
2009 23.41
2010 22.88
2011 23.01
2012 23.50
2013 22.83
2014 23.11
2015 23.37
2016 23.42
2017 30.15
2018 26.09
2019 24.55
2020 21.54

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in Costa Rica was 6.75 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 7.35 in 1980, while its lowest value was 3.35 in 1995.

Definition: General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1980 7.35
1982 4.89
1983 4.96
1986 4.42
1988 4.01
1989 4.08
1995 3.35
1996 3.89
1999 5.39
2000 4.67
2001 4.83
2002 5.15
2003 5.13
2004 4.89
2006 4.62
2007 4.63
2008 4.89
2009 6.01
2010 6.57
2011 6.38
2012 6.58
2013 6.69
2014 6.68
2015 6.87
2016 6.89
2017 7.07
2018 6.78
2019 6.81
2020 6.75

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs