Costa Rica vs Sri Lanka: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary
Costa Rica
16.2%
in 2010
Sri Lanka
15.4%
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
88th
Sri Lanka rank
91st
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary over time
- Costa Rica
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 16.2% against 15.4% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 88th and Sri Lanka ranks 91st of 144 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.5% | 5.7% | 3.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 3.5% | 15.0% | 11.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 7.1% | 19.7% | 12.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 11.8% | 30.7% | 18.8% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 15.7% | 35.6% | 19.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 15.4% | 0.9% | 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 secondary, Costa Rica or Sri Lanka?
- Costa Rica, at 16.2% against 15.4% in Sri Lanka as of 2010.
- What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary between Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
- 0.8%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
- How do Costa Rica and Sri Lanka rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary?
- Costa Rica ranks 88th and Sri Lanka ranks 91st 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 secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. 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 secondary schooling. Completed Secondary