Costa Rica vs Sierra Leone: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education
Costa Rica
20.4%
in 2023
Sierra Leone
20.5%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
16th
Sierra Leone rank
14th
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education over time
- Costa Rica
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 20.5% against 20.4% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 16th and Sierra Leone ranks 14th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.4% | 17.7% | 2.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 25.3% | 18.9% | 6.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 32.3% | 4.7% | Sierra Leone |
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 Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 20.5% against 20.4% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education between Costa Rica and Sierra Leone?
- 0.1%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sierra Leone?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Sierra Leone rank globally for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Costa Rica ranks 16th and Sierra Leone ranks 14th 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.