How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Italy?

12 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in primary public institutions (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Italy: All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in primary public

Costa Rica

76.6%

in 2019

Italy

76.1%

in 2017

Costa Rica rank

55th

Italy rank

57th

All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in primary public over time

Costa Rica
Italy

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 76.6% against 76.1% in Italy, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 55th and Italy ranks 57th of 103 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Italy	Difference	Ahead
2000s	78.2%	78.5%	0.3%	Italy
2010s	74.6%	79.2%	4.7%	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in primary public, Costa Rica or Italy?: Costa Rica, at 76.6% against 76.1% in Italy as of 2019.
What is the difference in all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in primary public between Costa Rica and Italy?: 0.5%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Italy?: 12 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2017.
How do Costa Rica and Italy rank globally for all staff compensation as % of total expenditure in primary public?: Costa Rica ranks 55th and Italy ranks 57th of 103 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in primary public institutions (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in primary public institutions (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 112 places, 1,302 data points, 1995–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

All staff (teacher and non-teachers) compensation expressed as a percentage of direct expenditure in public educational institutions (instructional and non-instructional) of the specified level of education. Financial aid to students and other transfers are excluded from direct expenditure. Staff compensation includes salaries, contributions by employers for staff retirement programmes, and other allowances and benefits. Divide all staff compensation in public institutions of a given level of education (ex. primary, secondary, or all levels combined) by total expenditure (current and capital) in public institutions of the same level of education, and multiply by 100. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/