Costa Rica vs New Zealand: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary

Costa Rica
16.5%
in 2010
New Zealand
17.2%
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
22nd
New Zealand rank
19th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 17.2% against 16.5% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.7%.

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

Costa Rica ranks 22nd and New Zealand ranks 19th of 144 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 2.4% 2.4% 0.0% New Zealand
1970s 3.7% 14.0% 10.4% New Zealand
1980s 10.8% 21.0% 10.2% New Zealand
1990s 14.4% 25.6% 11.2% New Zealand
2000s 15.3% 34.7% 19.5% New Zealand
2010s 16.5% 17.2% 0.7% New Zealand

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 tertiary, Costa Rica or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 17.2% against 16.5% in Costa Rica as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary between Costa Rica and New Zealand?
0.7%, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and New Zealand?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Costa Rica and New Zealand rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary?
Costa Rica ranks 22nd and New Zealand ranks 19th 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 tertiary schooling. 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 20-24 with tertiary schooling. 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 20-24 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary