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
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Costa Rica, 1999–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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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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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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/