Costa Rica vs Nicaragua: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary
Costa Rica
16.5%
in 2010
Nicaragua
16.0%
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
22nd
Nicaragua rank
24th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary over time
- Costa Rica
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 16.5% against 16.0% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 22nd and Nicaragua ranks 24th of 144 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Nicaragua in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.4% | 0.3% | 2.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 3.7% | 4.5% | 0.9% | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 10.8% | 10.4% | 0.4% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 14.4% | 10.9% | 3.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 15.3% | 14.3% | 1.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 16.0% | 0.5% | Costa Rica |
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 Nicaragua?
- Costa Rica, at 16.5% against 16.0% in Nicaragua as of 2010.
- What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary between Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
- 0.5%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
- How do Costa Rica and Nicaragua rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary?
- Costa Rica ranks 22nd and Nicaragua ranks 24th 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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About this data
Percentage of female population age 20-24 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary