Colombia vs Costa Rica: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 35-39 with tertiary

Colombia
17.2%
in 2010
Costa Rica
18.4%
in 2010
Colombia rank
38th
Costa Rica rank
35th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 35-39 with tertiary over time

  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 18.4% against 17.2% in Colombia, a difference of 1.2%.

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

Across all 11 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 38th and Costa Rica ranks 35th of 144 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2% 1.9% 1.7% Costa Rica
1970s 0.7% 3.2% 2.4% Costa Rica
1980s 2.5% 7.3% 4.8% Costa Rica
1990s 7.5% 12.6% 5.1% Costa Rica
2000s 9.2% 16.4% 7.3% Costa Rica
2010s 17.2% 18.4% 1.3% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of female population age 35-39 with tertiary, Colombia or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 18.4% against 17.2% in Colombia as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 35-39 with tertiary between Colombia and Costa Rica?
1.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Costa Rica?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Colombia and Costa Rica rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 35-39 with tertiary?
Colombia ranks 38th and Costa Rica ranks 35th 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 35-39 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 35-39 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 35-39 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary