Austria vs Costa Rica: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education
Austria
5.3%
in 2022
Costa Rica
5.3%
in 2023
Austria rank
51st
Costa Rica rank
48th
Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time
- Austria
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 5.3% against 5.3% in Austria, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Austria ranks 51st and Costa Rica ranks 48th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 3 and Costa Rica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.3% | 5.0% | 0.3% | Austria |
| 1990s | 5.6% | 4.2% | 1.4% | Austria |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 5.0% | 0.5% | Austria |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 6.7% | 1.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 6.1% | 0.7% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending on education overall vs. primary education, Austria or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 5.3% against 5.3% in Austria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in government spending on education overall vs. primary education between Austria and Costa Rica?
- 0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Costa Rica?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Austria and Costa Rica rank globally for government spending on education overall vs. primary education?
- Austria ranks 51st and Costa Rica ranks 48th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Government spending on education overall vs. primary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.