Costa Rica vs Sri Lanka: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary

Costa Rica
25.2%
in 2010
Sri Lanka
26.7%
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
46th
Sri Lanka rank
43rd

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Sri Lanka
020406080196019852010

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 26.7% against 25.2% in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.5%.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 46th and Sri Lanka ranks 43rd of 144 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 4.2% 24.3% 20.0% Sri Lanka
1970s 7.4% 43.6% 36.2% Sri Lanka
1980s 12.3% 45.1% 32.8% Sri Lanka
1990s 12.2% 61.6% 49.4% Sri Lanka
2000s 21.2% 66.1% 44.9% Sri Lanka
2010s 25.2% 26.7% 1.5% Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary, Costa Rica or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 26.7% against 25.2% in Costa Rica as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary between Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
1.5%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Costa Rica and Sri Lanka rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary?
Costa Rica ranks 46th and Sri Lanka ranks 43rd 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 population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. 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 population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. 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
Last refreshed

Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary