Initial government funding per secondary student, constant PPP$ in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Initial government funding per secondary student, constant PPP$ was 4,736 in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
4,736
Change on year
up 16.1%
World rank
43rd
of 102 countries
All-time high
4,736
in 2019
All-time low
2,237
in 2004
Years of data
19
1999–2019

Initial government funding per secondary student, constant PPP$ in Costa Rica, 1999–2019

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k1999200920191999: 2.9k2000: 2.5k2001: 2.6k2002: 2.9k2004: 2.2k2006: 2.3k2007: 2.6k2008: 2.8k2009: 3.2k2010: 3.7k2011: 3.8k2012: 4.1k2013: 4.2k2014: 4.2k2015: 4.5k2016: 4.5k2017: 4.7k2018: 4.1k2019: 4.7k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 4,736 for initial government funding per secondary student, constant ppp$ in 2019. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

That represents a change of up 16.1% on the previous year and up 46.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, initial government funding per secondary student, constant ppp$ in Costa Rica peaked at 4,736 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2,237, in 2004.

Costa Rica ranks 43rd of 102 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,859 2,859 2,859 1
2000s 2,648 2,237 3,238 8
2010s 4,253 3,682 4,736 10

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 40 Malaysia 5,444 compare
  2. 41 Kazakhstan 5,135 compare
  3. 42 Argentina 4,859 compare
  4. 44 Bulgaria 4,624 compare
  5. 45 Romania 4,454 compare
  6. 46 Chile 4,428 compare

See the full ranking of 102 places β†’

More reference data data for Costa Rica

All data for Costa Rica β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is initial government funding per secondary student, constant ppp$ in Costa Rica?
Initial government funding per secondary student, constant ppp$ in Costa Rica was 4,736 in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest initial government funding per secondary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 4,736 in 2019.
What is the lowest initial government funding per secondary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 2,237 in 2004.
How does Costa Rica rank for initial government funding per secondary student, constant ppp$?
Costa Rica ranks 43rd out of 102 countries with data for 2019.
Is initial government funding per secondary student, constant ppp$ rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 46.3%. 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 secondary student, constant PPP$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Initial government funding per secondary student, constant PPP$
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
102 places, 1,296 data points, 1971–2019
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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 at constant purchasing power parity (constant PPP$). 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/