Cameroon vs Costa Rica: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary

Cameroon
26.2%
in 2010
Costa Rica
28.1%
in 2010
Cameroon rank
31st
Costa Rica rank
28th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary over time

  • Cameroon
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 28.1% against 26.2% in Cameroon, a difference of 1.9%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Cameroon ranks 31st and Costa Rica ranks 28th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1960s 4.9% 29.4% 24.5% Costa Rica
1970s 21.5% 28.9% 7.3% Costa Rica
1980s 29.7% 41.0% 11.3% Costa Rica
1990s 36.3% 39.8% 3.5% Costa Rica
2000s 31.1% 25.2% 5.9% Cameroon
2010s 26.2% 28.1% 1.9% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary, Cameroon or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 28.1% against 26.2% in Cameroon as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary between Cameroon and Costa Rica?
1.9%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Costa Rica?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Cameroon and Costa Rica rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary?
Cameroon ranks 31st and Costa Rica ranks 28th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Completed Primary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
Last refreshed

Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Completed Primary