Costa Rica vs Kenya: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary
Costa Rica
52.0%
in 2010
Kenya
49.4%
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
10th
Kenya rank
12th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary over time
- Costa Rica
- Kenya
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 52.0% against 49.4% in Kenya, a difference of 2.6%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 10th and Kenya ranks 12th of 144 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.2% | 10.8% | 58.4% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 68.2% | 14.5% | 53.8% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 64.1% | 25.6% | 38.5% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 56.6% | 38.9% | 17.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 49.2% | 47.6% | 1.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 52.0% | 49.4% | 2.6% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary, Costa Rica or Kenya?
- Costa Rica, at 52.0% against 49.4% in Kenya as of 2010.
- What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary between Costa Rica and Kenya?
- 2.6%, with Costa Rica 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 25+ with primary?
- Costa Rica ranks 10th and Kenya ranks 12th 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+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). 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 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)