Costa Rica Education Spending

Costa Rica education spending for 2021 was 31.17%, a 1.08% increase from 2020.
  • Costa Rica education spending for 2020 was 30.08%, a 2.51% decline from 2019.
  • Costa Rica education spending for 2019 was 32.59%, a 6.5% increase from 2018.
  • Costa Rica education spending for 2018 was 26.09%, a 4.06% decline from 2017.
General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on all sectors (including health, education, social services, etc.). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.