Costa Rica vs Lesotho: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary

Costa Rica
40.8%
in 2010
Lesotho
36.6%
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
3rd
Lesotho rank
6th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 40.8% against 36.6% in Lesotho, a difference of 4.2%.

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

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

Costa Rica ranks 3rd and Lesotho ranks 6th 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 Lesotho Difference Ahead
1960s 19.3% 6.9% 12.3% Costa Rica
1970s 14.9% 10.1% 4.8% Costa Rica
1980s 27.2% 9.4% 17.8% Costa Rica
1990s 34.3% 12.2% 22.1% Costa Rica
2000s 34.0% 21.9% 12.1% Costa Rica
2010s 40.8% 36.6% 4.1% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary, Costa Rica or Lesotho?
Costa Rica, at 40.8% against 36.6% in Lesotho as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary between Costa Rica and Lesotho?
4.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Lesotho?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Costa Rica and Lesotho rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary?
Costa Rica ranks 3rd and Lesotho ranks 6th 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 40-44 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. 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 40-44 with primary schooling. Completed Primary
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 40-44 with primary schooling. Completed Primary