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

Costa Rica
54.4%
in 2010
El Salvador
49.9%
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
10th
El Salvador rank
13th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 54.4% against 49.9% in El Salvador, a difference of 4.5%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador'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 El Salvador ranks 13th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and El Salvador in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica El Salvador Difference Ahead
1960s 71.3% 29.1% 42.2% Costa Rica
1970s 70.3% 31.2% 39.1% Costa Rica
1980s 66.5% 44.0% 22.5% Costa Rica
1990s 59.5% 50.6% 8.9% Costa Rica
2000s 45.1% 45.4% 0.4% El Salvador
2010s 54.4% 49.9% 4.5% 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 El Salvador?
Costa Rica, at 54.4% against 49.9% in El Salvador as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
4.5%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary?
Costa Rica ranks 10th and El Salvador ranks 13th 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. Total (Incomplete and 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit
Incomplete and 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)