Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 6.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Costa Rica, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Costa Rica stood at 6.9%.
The figure is up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Costa Rica peaked at 7.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 1988.
Costa Rica ranks 19th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.0% | — |
| 1971 | 5.7% | +13.7% |
| 1972 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 6.3% | +10.8% |
| 1976 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 6.7% | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 5.6% | -17.0% |
| 1980 | 7.0% | +25.0% |
| 1981 | 6.2% | -11.9% |
| 1982 | 5.2% | -15.7% |
| 1983 | 3.9% | -25.0% |
| 1984 | 4.2% | +7.7% |
| 1985 | 3.4% | -19.0% |
| 1986 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 3.1% | -8.8% |
| 1989 | 3.2% | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 4.3% | +35.7% |
| 1991 | 3.3% | -24.0% |
| 1992 | 3.4% | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 3.3% | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3.8% | +15.2% |
| 1997 | 5.0% | +31.9% |
| 1998 | 5.2% | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 5.5% | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 4.8% | -13.3% |
| 2001 | 4.8% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 4.2% | -12.9% |
| 2003 | 4.1% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | +24.0% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 6.6% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 6.9% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 6.9% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 7.0% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 6.9% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 6.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.9% | 5.0% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.3% | 3.1% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.0% | 3.3% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 4.0% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 6.4% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 6.9% | 6.9% | 2 |
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 20.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.166 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 3,316 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 5.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 2,798 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 3.44 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Costa Rica?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Costa Rica was 6.9% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 1988.
- How does Costa Rica rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Costa Rica ranks 19th out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.