Costa Rica vs Korea: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary
Costa Rica
13.0%
in 2010
Korea
13.8%
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
24th
Korea rank
22nd
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary over time
- Costa Rica
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 13.8% against 13.0% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 24th and Korea ranks 22nd of 144 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.2% | 1.0% | 1.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 3.3% | 1.7% | 1.6% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 10.1% | 3.5% | 6.6% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 13.5% | 6.2% | 7.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 13.4% | 9.3% | 4.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 13.8% | 0.8% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary, Costa Rica or Korea?
- Korea, at 13.8% against 13.0% in Costa Rica as of 2010.
- What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary between Costa Rica and Korea?
- 0.8%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Korea?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
- How do Costa Rica and Korea rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary?
- Costa Rica ranks 24th and Korea ranks 22nd 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 tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary