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

12 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Government expenditure on upper secondary education, PPP$ (millions). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bulgaria vs Costa Rica: Government expenditure on upper secondary education, PPP$

Bulgaria

1,105 millions

in 2017

Costa Rica

1,118 millions

in 2019

Bulgaria rank

43rd

Costa Rica rank

42nd

Government expenditure on upper secondary education, PPP$ over time

Bulgaria
Costa Rica

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 1,118 millions against 1,105 millions in Bulgaria, a difference of 13 millions.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 43rd and Costa Rica ranks 42nd of 95 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Costa Rica	Difference	Ahead
2000s	726.61 millions	204.16 millions	522.45 millions	Bulgaria
2010s	962.01 millions	509.74 millions	452.27 millions	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government expenditure on upper secondary education, ppp$, Bulgaria or Costa Rica?: Costa Rica, at 1,118 millions against 1,105 millions in Bulgaria as of 2019.
What is the difference in government expenditure on upper secondary education, ppp$ between Bulgaria and Costa Rica?: 13 millions, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Costa Rica?: 12 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2017.
How do Bulgaria and Costa Rica rank globally for government expenditure on upper secondary education, ppp$?: Bulgaria ranks 43rd and Costa Rica ranks 42nd of 95 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Government expenditure on upper secondary education, PPP$ (millions). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Bulgaria vs Costa Rica: Government expenditure on upper secondary education, PPP$. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 30 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/government-expenditure-on-upper-secondary-education-ppp-millions/bulgaria/costa-rica/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/government-expenditure-on-upper-secondary-education-ppp-millions/bulgaria/costa-rica/">Bulgaria vs Costa Rica: Government expenditure on upper secondary education, PPP$</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Government expenditure on upper secondary education, PPP$ (millions)
Unit: millions
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 95 places, 1,141 data points, 1995–2019
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on upper secondary education (current, capital, and transfers), in millions PPP$ (at purchasing power parity), in nominal value. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. Total government expenditure for a given level of education (e.g. primary, secondary, or all levels combined) in national currency is converted to PPP$. Limitations: In some instances data on total government expenditure on education refers only to the Ministry of Education, excluding other ministries which may also spend a part of their budget on educational activities. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/