Costa Rica vs United Kingdom: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with tertiary

Costa Rica
18.5%
in 2010
United Kingdom
18.9%
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
28th
United Kingdom rank
25th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with tertiary over time

  • Costa Rica
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 18.9% against 18.5% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.4%.

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

Costa Rica ranks 28th and United Kingdom ranks 25th of 144 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1960s 1.5% 1.7% 0.2% United Kingdom
1970s 2.3% 5.3% 3.0% United Kingdom
1980s 3.1% 6.6% 3.5% United Kingdom
1990s 5.0% 10.1% 5.1% United Kingdom
2000s 10.7% 14.4% 3.6% United Kingdom
2010s 18.5% 18.9% 0.4% United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with tertiary, Costa Rica or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 18.9% against 18.5% in Costa Rica as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with tertiary between Costa Rica and United Kingdom?
0.4%, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United Kingdom?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Costa Rica and United Kingdom rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with tertiary?
Costa Rica ranks 28th and United Kingdom ranks 25th 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 60-64 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and 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 60-64 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)
Unit
Incomplete and 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 60-64 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)