Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP was 21.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Costa Rica, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2019, initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Costa Rica stood at 21.3%.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Costa Rica peaked at 26.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 2006.
That places Costa Rica 23rd out of 122 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.
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 17.5% | — |
| 2000 | 15.7% | -10.3% |
| 2001 | 15.1% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 16.5% | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 16.9% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 14.5% | -14.0% |
| 2007 | 14.9% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 16.2% | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 21.2% | +30.7% |
| 2010 | 24.4% | +15.3% |
| 2011 | 23.2% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 24.8% | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 24.8% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 25.1% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 26.7% | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 24.9% | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 22.2% | -10.9% |
| 2018 | 20.7% | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 21.3% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.5% | 17.5% | 17.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 16.4% | 14.5% | 21.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 23.8% | 20.7% | 26.7% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Costa Rica?
- Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Costa Rica was 21.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 26.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 2006.
- How does Costa Rica rank for initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 23rd out of 122 countries with data for 2019.
- Is initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total general (local, regional and central, current and capital) initial government funding of education per student, which includes transfers paid (such as scholarships to students), but excludes transfers received, in this case international transfers to government for education (when foreign donors provide education sector budget support or other support integrated in the government budget). Calculation Method: Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure (current and capital) on a given level of education (primary, secondary, etc) minus international transfers to government for education, divided by the number of student enrolled at that level of education. This is then expressed as a share of GDP per capita. 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. There are also cases where it may not be possible to separate international transfers to government from general government expenditure on education, in which cases they have not been subtracted in the formula. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/