Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage was 1.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.1%
Change on year
up 56.3%
World rank
18th
of 101 countries
All-time high
1.1%
in 2019
All-time low
0.3%
in 2000
Years of data
19
1999–2019

Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Costa Rica, 1999–2019

0.20.40.60.811999200920191999: 0.371 %2000: 0.296 %2001: 0.479 %2002: 0.506 %2004: 0.39 %2006: 0.39 %2007: 0.417 %2008: 0.441 %2009: 0.557 %2010: 0.63 %2011: 0.628 %2012: 0.66 %2013: 0.766 %2014: 0.772 %2015: 0.801 %2016: 0.764 %2017: 0.87 %2018: 0.693 %2019: 1.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 1.1% for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in 2019. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

The figure is up 56.3% on the previous year and up 94.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Costa Rica peaked at 1.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2000.

That places Costa Rica 18th out of 101 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%) in Costa Rica, 1999 to 2019.
Year % Change
1999 0.4%
2000 0.3% -20.1%
2001 0.5% +61.6%
2002 0.5% +5.5%
2004 0.4% -22.8%
2006 0.4% +0.0%
2007 0.4% +6.8%
2008 0.4% +5.8%
2009 0.6% +26.2%
2010 0.6% +13.0%
2011 0.6% -0.2%
2012 0.7% +5.1%
2013 0.8% +16.1%
2014 0.8% +0.7%
2015 0.8% +3.7%
2016 0.8% -4.6%
2017 0.9% +13.9%
2018 0.7% -20.3%
2019 1.1% +56.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1
2000s 0.4% 0.3% 0.6% 8
2010s 0.8% 0.6% 1.1% 10

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

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  3. 17 Hungary 1.1% compare
  4. 19 Iceland 1.1% compare
  5. 20 India 1.1% compare
  6. 21 Morocco 1.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Costa Rica?
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Costa Rica was 1.1% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2019.
What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2000.
How does Costa Rica rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage?
Costa Rica ranks 18th out of 101 countries with data for 2019.
Is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 94.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
101 places, 1,193 data points, 1995–2019
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Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on upper secondary education (current, capital, and transfers), expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. Divide total government expenditure for a given level of education (ex. primary, secondary, or all levels combined) by the GDP, and multiply by 100. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/