Costa Rica vs Kenya: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with tertiary

Costa Rica
0.5%
in 2010
Kenya
0.6%
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
68th
Kenya rank
66th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 68th and Kenya ranks 66th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Kenya Difference Ahead
1960s 0.7% 0.1% 0.6% Costa Rica
1970s 1.4% 0.1% 1.2% Costa Rica
1980s 6.3% 0.7% 5.6% Costa Rica
1990s 10.4% 0.7% 9.6% Costa Rica
2000s 2.8% 0.6% 2.2% Costa Rica
2010s 0.5% 0.6% 0.1% Kenya

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 tertiary, Costa Rica or Kenya?
Kenya, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Costa Rica as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with tertiary between Costa Rica and Kenya?
0.1%, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kenya?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Costa Rica and Kenya rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with tertiary?
Costa Rica ranks 68th and Kenya ranks 66th 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 tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). 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 tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Tertiary
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 tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)