Costa Rica vs Tonga: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education
Costa Rica
5.3%
in 2023
Tonga
5.3%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
48th
Tonga rank
49th
Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time
- Costa Rica
- Tonga
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 5.3% against 5.3% in Tonga, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 48th and Tonga ranks 49th of 199 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.4% | 5.4% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 4.2% | 0.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 4.7% | 2.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 5.2% | 1.0% | 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, Costa Rica or Tonga?
- Costa Rica, at 5.3% against 5.3% in Tonga as of 2023.
- What is the difference in government spending on education overall vs. primary education between Costa Rica and Tonga?
- 0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Tonga?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Tonga rank globally for government spending on education overall vs. primary education?
- Costa Rica ranks 48th and Tonga ranks 49th 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.