Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary

Costa Rica
28.4%
in 2010
El Salvador
26.3%
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
90th
El Salvador rank
93rd

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary over time

  • Costa Rica
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 28.4% against 26.3% in El Salvador, a difference of 2.1%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

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

Costa Rica ranks 90th and El Salvador ranks 93rd 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 El Salvador Difference Ahead
1960s 6.7% 4.2% 2.5% Costa Rica
1970s 7.2% 4.1% 3.1% Costa Rica
1980s 10.4% 6.0% 4.4% Costa Rica
1990s 18.1% 8.7% 9.4% Costa Rica
2000s 29.3% 17.8% 11.5% Costa Rica
2010s 28.4% 26.3% 2.2% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
Costa Rica, at 28.4% against 26.3% in El Salvador as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
2.1%, 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 45-49 with secondary?
Costa Rica ranks 90th and El Salvador ranks 93rd 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 45-49 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). 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 45-49 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Secondary
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
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Percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)