Costa Rica vs Sweden: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with tertiary

Costa Rica
26.2%
in 2010
Sweden
28.1%
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
32nd
Sweden rank
29th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with tertiary over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Sweden
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How they compare

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

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 32nd and Sweden ranks 29th of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 3.2% 5.5% 2.3% Sweden
1970s 4.5% 9.0% 4.5% Sweden
1980s 10.0% 14.0% 4.1% Sweden
1990s 15.0% 13.5% 1.5% Costa Rica
2000s 20.5% 23.3% 2.8% Sweden
2010s 26.2% 28.1% 1.8% Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with tertiary, Costa Rica or Sweden?
Sweden, at 28.1% against 26.2% in Costa Rica as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with tertiary between Costa Rica and Sweden?
1.9%, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sweden?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Costa Rica and Sweden rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with tertiary?
Costa Rica ranks 32nd and Sweden ranks 29th 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 25-29 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 25-29 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 25-29 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary