Education spending in Costa Rica
5.5%
% of GDP · 2022
32nd highest of 164 countries
In 2012: 6.6%
Nearby in the ranking
- Morocco 5.9%
- Brazil 5.6%
- eSwatini 5.6%
- Costa Rica 5.5%
- Norway 5.4%
- South Korea 5.4%
- Tajikistan 5.4%
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About the data
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.
- Unit
- % of GDP
- Years
- 1971–2025
- Data as of
- 2026-09-28
- Source
- World Bank
- License
- CC BY 4.0
- Credit
- World Bank, World Development Indicators (SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS), CC BY 4.0