Costa Rica vs Thailand: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary

Costa Rica
13.0%
in 2010
Thailand
12.8%
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
24th
Thailand rank
25th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Thailand
051015196019852010

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 13.0% against 12.8% in Thailand, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 24th and Thailand ranks 25th 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 Thailand Difference Ahead
1960s 2.2% 0.5% 1.7% Costa Rica
1970s 3.3% 2.3% 1.1% Costa Rica
1980s 10.1% 6.6% 3.5% Costa Rica
1990s 13.5% 7.3% 6.2% Costa Rica
2000s 13.4% 11.2% 2.2% Costa Rica
2010s 13.0% 12.8% 0.2% 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 tertiary, Costa Rica or Thailand?
Costa Rica, at 13.0% against 12.8% in Thailand as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary between Costa Rica and Thailand?
0.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Thailand?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Costa Rica and Thailand rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary?
Costa Rica ranks 24th and Thailand 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 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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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary schooling. 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 population age 20-24 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary