Costa Rica vs Kiribati: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education
Costa Rica
20.4%
in 2023
Kiribati
20.1%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
16th
Kiribati rank
19th
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education over time
- Costa Rica
- Kiribati
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 20.4% against 20.1% in Kiribati, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 16th and Kiribati ranks 19th of 194 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.9% | 12.5% | 9.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 19.0% | 13.4% | 5.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 20.3% | 5.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 25.8% | 20.0% | 5.8% | 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, Costa Rica or Kiribati?
- Costa Rica, at 20.4% against 20.1% in Kiribati as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education between Costa Rica and Kiribati?
- 0.3%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kiribati?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Kiribati rank globally for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Costa Rica ranks 16th and Kiribati ranks 19th 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.