Costa Rica vs Sierra Leone: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary

Costa Rica
47.0%
in 2010
Sierra Leone
44.0%
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
98th
Sierra Leone rank
101st

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Sierra Leone
0204060196019852010

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 47.0% against 44.0% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 3.0%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

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

Costa Rica ranks 98th and Sierra Leone ranks 101st 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 Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 11.4% 3.2% 8.2% Costa Rica
1970s 18.4% 7.7% 10.7% Costa Rica
1980s 31.9% 11.8% 20.1% Costa Rica
1990s 32.7% 15.8% 16.9% Costa Rica
2000s 45.3% 19.2% 26.1% Costa Rica
2010s 47.0% 44.0% 3.0% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary, Costa Rica or Sierra Leone?
Costa Rica, at 47.0% against 44.0% in Sierra Leone as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary between Costa Rica and Sierra Leone?
3.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sierra Leone?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Costa Rica and Sierra Leone rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary?
Costa Rica ranks 98th and Sierra Leone ranks 101st 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 20-24 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 population age 20-24 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
Last refreshed

Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)