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

Costa Rica
40.8%
in 2010
Tanzania
61.1%
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
3rd
Tanzania rank
1st

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Tanzania
0204060196019852010

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 61.1% against 40.8% in Costa Rica, a difference of 20.3%.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.5 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 3rd and Tanzania ranks 1st of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Tanzania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Tanzania Difference Ahead
1960s 19.3% 2.2% 17.1% Costa Rica
1970s 14.9% 2.2% 12.7% Costa Rica
1980s 27.2% 5.1% 22.2% Costa Rica
1990s 34.3% 15.4% 18.8% Costa Rica
2000s 34.0% 43.7% 9.7% Tanzania
2010s 40.8% 61.1% 20.3% Tanzania

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 Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 61.1% against 40.8% in Costa Rica as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary between Costa Rica and Tanzania?
20.3%, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Tanzania?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Costa Rica and Tanzania rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary?
Costa Rica ranks 3rd and Tanzania ranks 1st 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