Costa Rica vs Papua New Guinea: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.
Costa Rica
49.6%
in 2010
Papua New Guinea
49.3%
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
13th
Papua New Guinea rank
15th
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. over time
- Costa Rica
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 49.6% against 49.3% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 13th and Papua New Guinea ranks 15th of 144 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.5% | 12.3% | 57.2% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 67.0% | 18.0% | 49.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 59.8% | 23.8% | 35.9% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 54.0% | 34.8% | 19.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 45.6% | 47.0% | 1.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 49.6% | 49.3% | 0.3% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling., Costa Rica or Papua New Guinea?
- Costa Rica, at 49.6% against 49.3% in Papua New Guinea as of 2010.
- What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. between Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.3%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
- How do Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.?
- Costa Rica ranks 13th and Papua New Guinea ranks 15th 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+ 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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Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)