Costa Rica vs Panama: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary

Costa Rica
50.2%
in 2010
Panama
50.9%
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
88th
Panama rank
86th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Panama
1020304050196019852010

How they compare

Panama currently reports 50.9% against 50.2% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.7%.

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

Costa Rica ranks 88th and Panama ranks 86th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Panama Difference Ahead
1960s 11.4% 24.9% 13.5% Panama
1970s 18.5% 32.8% 14.3% Panama
1980s 32.5% 43.0% 10.5% Panama
1990s 33.4% 46.2% 12.9% Panama
2000s 46.0% 43.0% 3.0% Costa Rica
2010s 50.2% 50.9% 0.7% Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary, Costa Rica or Panama?
Panama, at 50.9% against 50.2% in Costa Rica as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary between Costa Rica and Panama?
0.7%, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary?
Costa Rica ranks 88th and Panama ranks 86th 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 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). 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 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Secondary
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 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)