Burkina Faso vs Costa Rica: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education
Burkina Faso
20.3%
in 2023
Costa Rica
20.4%
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
17th
Costa Rica rank
16th
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education over time
- Burkina Faso
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 20.4% against 20.3% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 17th and Costa Rica ranks 16th of 194 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.2% | 18.4% | 11.2% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 7.3% | 19.1% | 11.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 18.0% | 20.8% | 2.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 25.3% | 6.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 25.8% | 4.6% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education, Burkina Faso or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 20.4% against 20.3% in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education between Burkina Faso and Costa Rica?
- 0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Costa Rica?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Costa Rica rank globally for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Burkina Faso ranks 17th and Costa Rica ranks 16th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.